Malaysia at the 1998 Asian Games
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Malaysia participated in the 1998 Asian Games
held in Bangkok
, Thailand
from December 6, 1998 to December 20, 1998. Athletes from Malaysia succeeded in winning 5 golds, 10 silvers and 14 bronzes, making total 29 medals. Malaysia finished twelfth in a medal table.
1998 Asian Games
The 13th Asian Games were held from December 6 to December 20, 1998 in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first time that Thailand bid for the event after it shouldered the two postponed hosting rights in 1970 and 1978.-Emblem:...
held in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
from December 6, 1998 to December 20, 1998. Athletes from Malaysia succeeded in winning 5 golds, 10 silvers and 14 bronzes, making total 29 medals. Malaysia finished twelfth in a medal table.