SEA Games: National swimming team loses silver medal due to false start

The Malaysian swimming team lost a silver medal in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay event, after the team, together with Singapore, were disqualified for false starts at the Aquatic Sports Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam last night.

Based on the initial results shown on the scoreboard, Singapore, powered by former Olympic champion Joseph Schooling, Mikkel Lee, Quah Zheng Wen and Jonathan Tan finished first with a time of three minutes and 17.19 seconds.

Malaysia, represented by...