2008 Sukma Games

The 2008 Sukma Games, officially known as the 12th Sukma Games was a Malaysian multi-sport event held in Terengganu[1][2] from 31 May to 9 June 2008.[3][4][5][6] Selangorian swimmer Foo Jian Beng and Sarawakian swimmer Marellyn Liew were announced as Best Sportsman and Best Sportswoman of the event respectively.[7]

XII Sukma Games

Host city	Terengganu
Teams participating	15
Athletes participating	6000
Events	31 sports
Opening ceremony	31 May
Closing ceremony	9 June
Officially opened by	Mizan Zainal Abidin Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Main venue	Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
Website	2008 Sukma Games

Development and preparation

The 12th Sukma Games Organising Committee was formed to oversee the staging of the event.

Venues

The 2008 Sukma Games used a mix of new and existing venues. Some venues were existing public-sporting facilities, while others were newly constructed venues. Some retrofitting work were done in venues which are more than a decade old. They were revert to public use after the games.

At the centrepiece of the activities was the newly built Gong Badak Sports Complex. Incorporating the 50,000-seat Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, it hosts most of the events. A games village was not built, instead athletes and officials were housed in universities across Terengganu. Besides being physically near to the competition venues, it was hoped that it will add vibe to the host cities and reduce post-games costs in converting a dedicated games village to other uses.[8][9]

The 12th Sukma Games had 32 venues for the games, 18 in Kuala Terengganu, 3 each in Hulu Terengganu and Kemaman respectively and 2 each in Besut, Dungun, Marang and Setiu respectively.

District	Competition Venue	Sports
Kuala Terengganu	Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium
	Main stadium	Athletics, Football
	Hockey field	Hockey
	Lawn bowls field	Lawn bowls
	Indoor stadium	Gymnastics
	Rugby field	Rugby
	Squash court	Squash
	Bowling center	Bowling
	Others
	Stadium Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah	Football
	Batu Burok state stadium	Sepak takraw
	Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin	Table tennis, Archery
	Universiti Malaysia Terengganu	Fencing
	Terengganu Sports Council	Pencak silat
	Gong Kuin Shooting Range	Shooting
	Tuanku Mizan Golf & Country Resort, Kuala Ibai	Golf
	Kuala Terengganu Municipal Council Aquatic Complex	Aquatics (Swimming, Diving)
	Kuala Terengganu Municipal Council Tennis Complex, Padang Hiliran	Tennis
	Terengganu Equestrian Resort Sports Complex	Netball, Equestrian (Show Jumping and Dressage)
	Terengganu Technical High School	Wushu
Hulu Terengganu	Hulu Terengganu	Cycling (Road cycling)
	MTB Pengkalan Gawi, Tasik Kenyir	Cycling (Mountain Bike)
	Kuala Berang	Cycling (Criterium)
Kemaman	Berlian Utama Hall, Kemaman Municipal Council	Badminton
	Dato’ Seri Amar Diraja Hall, Kemaman Municipal Council	Volleyball (Indoor)
	Monica Bay, Teluk Mak Nik	Volleyball (Beech)
Besut	Rakan Muda Besut	Boxing
	Sultan Mizan Education Institute, Kota Putra	Judo
Dungun	Padu Arena, Jalan Kelab	Petanque
	Puteri Lake recreational lake, Bukit Besi	Canoeing
Marang	National Youth Skills Institute	Karate, Taekwondo
	East Multimedia College, Rusilla, Marang	Weightlifting
Setiu	Terengganu International Endurance Park, Lembah Bidong	Equestrian (Endurance)
	Rhu Sepuloh Beech	Sailing

Demonstration sports

• Sultan Mahmud Science High School – Kabaddi
• Kuala Ibai – Formula Future

Marketing

Si Diman, the clownfish, The official mascot of the games.

Logo

The logo of the 2008 Sukma Games is an image of a 'T' letter, which is the initial of the host state of the Sukma Games, Terengganu. The logo consists of four colors which are black, red, blue and yellow. Black represents Terengganu, the host state of the 2008 Sukma Games, Red represents the fighting spirit of the athletes in achieving victory, Blue represents unity and Terengganu as a coastal state and yellow represents the people involved in the 2008 Sukma Games and Terengganu as a constitutional monarchy state.[10]

Mascot

The official mascot of the 2008 Sukma Games is an Ocellaris Clownfish named Si Diman. It is said that the clownfish is a bisexual fish found in the waters of the islands off the coast of Terengganu. The adoption of the clownfish as the games mascot is to relate its active and aggressive characters to that of the athletes participated at the games. The smile on the mascot's face represents the joy the games bring to the people. The mascot's name Diman is an abbreviation of the honorific host state of the games, Terengganu, Darul Iman which means Abode of Faith.[11]

Songs

The theme song of the games is "Sukma Dua Belas Terengganu 2008" (The 12th Sukma Games Terengganu 2008).[12]

The games

Participating states

•  Johor
•  Kedah
•  Kelantan
•  Malacca
•  Negeri Sembilan
•  Pahang
•  Penang
•  Perak
•  Perlis
•  Sabah
•  Sarawak
•  Selangor
•  Terengganu
•  Federal Territory
•  Brunei

Sports

• Aquatic
  • Diving
  • Swimming
• Archery
• Athletics
• Badminton
• Bowling
• Boxing
• Canoeing
• Cycling
• Equestrian
• Fencing
• Football
• Golf
• Gymnastics
• Hockey
• Judo
• Karate
• Lawn bowls
• Netball
• Pencak silat
• Petanque
• Rugby sevens
• Sailing
• Sepak takraw
• Shooting
• Squash
• Table tennis
• Taekwondo
• Tennis
• Wushu
• Volleyball
• Weightlifting

Demonstration sport

[13][14]

• Kabaddi
• Formula future

Medal table

A total of 1311 medals, comprising 406 Gold medals, 401 Silver medals and 504 Bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The host Terengganu's performance was their best ever yet and emerged as overall champion of the games.[15][16]

  *   Host nation (Terengganu (TER)*)

2008 Sukma Games medal table

Rank	State	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Terengganu (TER)**	61	39	47	147
2	Selangor (SEL)	54	47	51	152
3	Sarawak (SAR)	52	52	42	146
4	Pahang (PAH)	31	29	24	84
5	Federal Territory (WIL)	29	38	58	125
6	Perak (PRK)	29	27	39	95
7	Kedah (KED)	29	27	37	93
8	Penang (PEN)	27	31	47	105
9	Johor (JOH)	27	31	40	98
10	Malacca (MEL)	23	22	27	72
11	Sabah (SAB)	21	20	31	72
12	Negeri Sembilan (NSE)	11	21	35	67
13	Kelantan (KEL)	8	9	18	35
14	Perlis (PER)	4	6	8	18
15	Brunei (BRU)	0	2	0	2
Totals (15 states)		406	401	504	1311

Broadcasting

Radio Televisyen Malaysia was responsible for live streaming of several events, opening and closing ceremony of the games.

References

1. "Grand end to successful Sukma Terengganu".
2. "Terengganu are overall champs".
3. "Result". Archived from the original on 12 August 2008.
4. "Sukma XII 1,313 pingat jadi rebutan". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
5. "Opened".
6. "PM wants national athlete to participate at the Sukma Games". Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
7. "Jian Beng and Marellyn picked as the best 2008 Sukma athletes".
8. "Schedule".
9. "Venue".
10. "Logo". Archived from the original on 1 August 2008.
11. "Mascot". 12 August 2008.
12. "Theme song".
13. "Kabbadi to make Sukma debut as a demonstration sport".
14. "make Formula future a Sukma fixed event". Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
15. "Official 12th Sukma Games Website". Archived from the original on 12 August 2008.
16. "Future is bright for sports in Terengganu".

External links

• 2008 Sukma Games Official Website

Preceded by Kedah

Sukma Games Terengganu XII Sukma Games (2008)

Succeeded by Malacca