Indonesia's Jendi Pangabean won two swimming gold medals on the first day of action at the ASEAN Para Games in Phnom Penh ©Getty Images

Indonesia amassed 31 gold medals to lead the way on the first main day of competition at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Para Games in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh.

Two of those victories were provided by swimmer Jendi Pangabean at the Morodok Techo National Sports Complex Aquatic Center as he triumphed in the men's 100 and 400 metres freestyle S9 events, respectively.

They were two of Indonesia's nine gold medals won in swimming on the first day of the Games.

Powerlifter Ni Nengah Widiasih was also a double gold medallist for Indonesia on day one, her achievement match in the sport by Vietnam's star Le Van Cong at the National Paralympic Committee Hall.

A total of eight gold medals came in athletics at the Morodok Techo National Stadium, specifically built for Cambodia's first staging of the Southeast Asian Games last month and the ASEAN Para Games.

Vietnam's Ni Nengah Widiasih, centre, won two powerlifting golds at the ASEAN Para Games in Phnom Penh ©APSF
Vietnam's Ni Nengah Widiasih, centre, won two powerlifting golds at the ASEAN Para Games in Phnom Penh ©APSF

Indonesia won five golds from both chess and judo, three from powerlifting and one from badminton.

Vietnam are second on the medals table with 18 golds, followed by Thailand with 15,

Hosts Cambodia added a second gold for the ASEAN Para Games through Vet Chanta in the women's T64 long jump.

Timor-Leste won its first gold medal today through Teofilo Freitas in the men's T38 1500m, meaning only Laos and Brunei are yet to have an athlete on top of the podium from the 11 participating nations.

The ASEAN Para Games are due to continue tomorrow with 67 medals available in athletics, swimming, judo, powerlifting and table tennis.