SEA Games 2025 Athletics: A Grit-Filled Farewell - Team Singapore Signs Off with Resolve and 4x400m Men's Relay Bronze
- John Yeong
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Full Results for SEA Games Men's 10,000m, Men's 4x400m Relay, and Women's 3000m Steeplechase on the final day of Athletics
Bangkok, Thailand, 17 December 2025 - The final day of athletics at Bangkok’s Suphachalasai Stadium delivered everything the Southeast Asian Games promises—noise, nerves, and moments that linger long after the track falls quiet.
For Team Singapore, it was a closing chapter defined not by easy medals, but by resilience, depth, and a refusal to yield under pressure at the SEA Games Thailand 2025.
Men's 4x400m Relay Deliver Bronze in Nailbiting Finish
The headline moment came in the men’s 4x400m relay—four laps of tension distilled into a single, breathless finish. Reuben Rainer, Thiruben, Zubin Muncherji and Calvin Quek dug deep to seize bronze in 3:10.74, holding off fast-finishing challenges from the Philippines and Malaysia.
In front of friends, family, and a charged home crowd backing the hosts, the quartet showed composure beyond the stopwatch.
Thailand took gold and Vietnam silver, but Singapore’s podium finish felt every bit as earned—an exclamation point on a campaign built on collective belief. Men’s 4 x 400m Relay – Final
🥇 Thailand – 3:03.07
🥈 Vietnam – 3:03.85
🥉 Singapore – 3:10.74
4th – Philippines – 3:10.94
5th – Malaysia – 3:11.07
Men's 10,000m Finals
Earlier on the oval, the men’s 10,000m unfolded as a test of endurance and will. Singapore’s most decorated distance runner, Soh Rui Yong, returned to defend his silver from the previous Games, grinding through the heat to place seventh in 31:31.91.
It was a race claimed by Thailand’s Kieran Tuntivate, who completed a memorable treble on home soil, underscoring the standard at the front of the field. Soh’s finish—alongside teammate Shaun Goh—spoke less of medals and more of perseverance at the close of a demanding season.
Shaun shared after closing his SEA Games campaign in the 10,000m: "Super grateful to make my second SEA Games."
"While I am slightly disappointed with the outcomes, I'm proud of my efforts in both races (5000m and 10,000m). I leave the Games feeling humbled by the rising level of SEA distance running. No excuses, we just have to work harder and I'm already looking forward to KL in 2027!"
Men’s 10,000m – Final
Kieran Tuntivate (THA) – 29:41.81
Yacine Guermali (PHI) – 29:43.94
Rikki Marthin Luther Simbolon (INA) – 29:54.64
Sonny Wagdos (PHI) – 30:35.18
Robi Syianturi (INA) – 31:03.34
Kristian Tung (MAS) – 31:30.55
Soh Rui Yong (SGP) – 31:31.91
Shaun Goh (SGP) – 31:45.26
Felisberto De Deus (TLS) – 31:55.56
Sanjay Manimaran (MAS) – 32:02.31
Anucha Pada (THA) – 36:59.17
Women's 3000m Steeplechase
The women’s 3000m steeplechase added another layer to the day’s narrative. Singapore’s top distance runner Vanessa Lee battled gamely to fifth amid a strong Vietnamese showing at the top and a tightly packed chase group. In a discipline that punishes every misstep, her run reflected the steady progress of Singapore’s women on the regional stage and her perseverance to fight to the end saw her edge out Myanmar's Pwint Aung Hnin in the final lap. Reflecting after her two races, Lee shared: "During my last SEA Games, I knew I was not going to be anywhere near the front, I ran my own race and got my PBs and I was very content. This SEA Games I was disappointed, because I can see the podium on the horizon but I still was not quite there yet."
"And I guess coming into this realisation, I feel so grateful because I see that I am now a better runner and competitor than I was 2 years ago."
Expressing her gratitude for the support, Lee added: "Also, I think what made this such a great SEA Games is that a lot of people flew down, my family came to watch me, also because my mum is from Thailand. Friends came down to run easys and warmups with us and it just made this Games so much more fun."
Women’s 3000m Steeplechase – Final
Thi Oanh Nguyen (VIE) – 10:13.74
Thu Hang Doan (VIE) – 10:50.30
Jessa Mae Roda (PHI) – 10:55.68
Edna Magtubo (PHI) – 11:00.44
Vanessa Lee (SGP) – 11:27.55
Pwint Aung Hnin (MYA) – 11:31.73
As the lights dimmed on Suphachalasai Stadium, Team Singapore left with a bronze relay medal and something equally valuable: proof of fight.
From the relentless pace of the 10,000m to the nerve-shredding final exchange of the relay, the last day captured a program pushing forward—measured not just by podiums, but by performances that hint at what’s next.
In Bangkok, Singapore didn’t just close a meet; they closed it with heart. Catch up on the 33rd SEA Games 2025 action through SportPlus.sg's SEA Games coverage and event round-ups via our SEA Games page here or ASEAN Sports site here.
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