MUHAMMADIYAH.OR.ID, JAKARTA – The largest sporting event in Southeast Asia, SEA Games 2023, conducted 5-17 May. It concluded with Vietnam ranking top place in the medal tally with 136 gold medals of 259 medals, followed by Thailand and Indonesia.
Indonesia achieved 87 gold medals and 276 medals overall, surpassing President Joko Widodo’s target of 69 gold medals.
Among the 36 sports, Indonesia sent 559 of 6,210 athletes at the 2023 SEA Games.
Of the 559 Indonesian athletes, 13 were Muhammadiyah university students. They participated in five sports, namely pencak silat, football, kun bokator, athletics, and traditional boat race.
The 13 athletes are listed as follows:
| NO | NAME | AFFILIATION | MEDAL | EVENT | SPORTS |
| 1 | Riana Oktavia | The Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta | Gold | Women’s Bare Hand Form | Kun Bokator |
| 2 | Yazid Hanif K. | The Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Ed | Gold | Men’s Duo Performance | Kun Bokator |
| 3 | Alfadhila Ramadhan | The Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta | Silver | Men’s Single Bokator Spirit | Kun Bokator |
| 4 | Wahyu Setiawan | The Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta | Gold | Men’s 4 x 100m Relay | Athletics |
| 5 | Muhammad Ferrari | The Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta | Gold | Men’s Team | Football |
| 6 | Rizky Ridho Ramadhani | The Department of Management, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya | Gold | Men’s Team | Football |
| 7 | M. Taufany Muslihudin | The Department of Physical Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur | Gold | Men’s Team | Football |
| 8 | Adith Rico Pradana | The Department of Physical Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta | Gold | Men’s 4 x 100m Relay | Athletics |
| 9 | Iqbal Candra Pratama | Tapak Suci Putera Muhammadiyah Pimda Samarinda, Kalimantan Timur Universitas Muhammadiyah Kalimantan Timur | Gold | Pencak Silat | Men’s tanding class F (70-75kg) |
| 10 | M. Zaki Zikrillah Parasong | Tapak Suci Putera Muhammadiyah Pimda Kupang, Nusa Tenggara Timur | Gold | Pencak Silat | Men’s tanding class B (50-55kg) |
| 11 | Bayu Lesmana Under | The Department of Tapak Suci Putera Muhammadiyah Pimda Kota Bandung, West Java | Silver | Pencak Silat | Men’s tanding class U45kg |
| 12 | Nia Larasati | Tapak Suci Putera Muhammadiyah Pimda Sekayu Musi Banyuasin, Sumatera Selatan | Silver | Pencak Silat | Women’s tanding class E (65-70kg) |
