SEA Games 2021 may be in Hanoi, but M’sians flock Twitter to discuss it

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysians were heavily depending on Twitter to get live updates for the 2021 SEA Games that were recently held in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Southeast Asia Twitter reported that from May 12 to 23, there were more than 33 million tweets globally about this year’s games, with tweets from Malaysia making up 11% of the total conversation in Southeast Asia. 

Tahniah!!! Kontinjen Malaysia #DemiMalaysia #SeaMalaysia #SasaranTercapai pic.twitter.com/cwvbJ64SJc

— #TeamMALAYSIA (@AtletMalaysia) May 20, 2022

Hashtags such as #SEAGames2021, #DemiMalaysia, and #SemarakJuara were the go-to places for people to get live updates.

During the Games, Malaysians cheered on their sporting heroes and celebrated all medals won, including 39 gold medals. 

Pingat emas ke-36 kontinjen negara di Sukan SEA Hanoi hadir menerusi Karate Kumite Berpasukan Lelaki ⁦@ASTROARENA⁩ pic.twitter.com/cSczJM50cj

— karlnunis (@_karlnunis) May 20, 2022

With more than 500 Malaysian athletes competing for glory, the country has set its bar high for its national athletes. 

Malaysians of all races united on Twitter as they connected and cheered on their national athletes with words of encouragement and support regardless of the outcome. 

Here’s what people in Malaysia talked about during #SEAGames2021 on Twitter:

*GOLD! Tang Jie-Yen Wei ends the country’s 23-year wait for the elusive mixed doubles gold by overcoming teammates, Pang Ron-Yee See in an all-Malaysian finals. Tahniah! Anda kebanggaan kita semua????

— BAM (@BA_Malaysia) May 22, 2022

Malaysians came together to cheer on the national badminton mixed doubles pairing as the nation’s athletes captured the first gold medal for Malaysia in 23 years for this badminton event. 

— qilahh._ (@nurulaqilaahh) May 17, 2022

Even during tense matches, Malaysian always found amusing ways to have fun and create light-hearted conversations on Twitter around the Games. – The Vibes, May 26, 2022

Lee Shun Yang looks like a promising player for the men’s singles sector for malaysia ????
#SEAGames2021

— Panda ??? (@vvsleepypanda) May 16, 2022