2010 Sukma Games

13th Sukma Games

Motto	Harmoni dan Cemerlang (Harmony and Excellence)
Teams participating	15
Athletes participating	9237
Events	437 in 33 sports
Opening ceremony	12 June 2010
Closing ceremony	19 June 2010
Main venue	Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca
Website	2010 Sukma Games
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The 2010 Sukma Games, officially known as the 13th Sukma Games, was a multi-sport event held in Malacca from 12 June to 19 June 2010 with 437 events in 33 sports featured in the games.^[1]

This was the first time Malacca hosted the games. Malacca is the twelfth state to host the Sukma Games after Federal Territory, Sarawak, Johor, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Penang, Sabah, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah and Terengganu and the second state to host the Sukma Games after Johor.

The final medal tally was led by Terengganu, followed by Selangor and Federal Territory with host Malacca in seventh place. Several games records were broken during the games. With little or no controversy at all, the games were deemed generally successful with the rising standards of competition amongst Malaysian member states.

Organisation

Host city

This is the 13th edition of Sukma Games since its introduction in 1986. It was for the very first time the state held such a national sporting event. At that time, all states held their respective Sukma Games except for Perlis and Kelantan.

Prior to this games, Malacca has yet to host any Sukma Games. As this is the first time the Malaysian heritage state held such a grand national sporting event, many of the sports venues and facilities were freshly completed or renovated.

Venue

The 13th Sukma Games had 29 venues for the games. 23 in Central Malacca, 4 in Alor Gajah and 2 in Jasin.^[2][3]

Marketing

Logo and mascot

The Official Mascot.

The mascot of the 2010 Sukma Games is a Chevrotain, named Tuah. It was named after the warrior Hang Tuah of the Malacca Sultanate. The Chevrotain known as the mouse deer, is the state animal and emblem of Malacca, an extant species are found in forests in Southeast Asia. It has been known in history to eliminate Parameswara's hunting dog down the river of Malacca nearby the tree where he shed while just fled from Palembang, Srivijaya after the Srivijaya Kingdom's fall. ^[4][5]

The Chevrotain is not only used as the mascot of the 2010 edition, but also depicted on the Games logo. The colours represented the state of Malacca and Malaysia. They also represent the role of Malacca in hosting the games. It's characteristic of agility, bravery and intelligent represents the spirit of athletes participating in the games.

Songs

The theme song of the games is "Harmoni dan Cemerlang" ("Harmony and Excellence").^[6]

The games

Participating states

Sports

Medal table

A total of 1410 medals, comprising 437 Gold medals, 432 Silver medals and 541 Bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The host Malacca's performance was their best ever yet and were placed 7th overall among participating states.^[7]

Key

  *   Host state (Malacca)

2010 Sukma Games medal table

Rank	State	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Terengganu (TER)	47	30	43	120
2	Selangor (SEL)	43	43	58	144
3	Federal Territory (WIL)	43	42	49	134
4	Johor (JOH)	40	39	53	132
5	Kedah (KED)	39	19	31	89
6	Sarawak (SAR)	33	49	47	129
7	Malacca (MEL)*	32	31	28	91
8	Pahang (PAH)	32	29	28	89
9	Negeri Sembilan (NSE)	30	26	41	97
10	Penang (PEN)	29	34	39	102
11	Perak (PRK)	26	32	47	105
12	Sabah (SAB)	22	33	40	95
13	Kelantan (KEL)	14	12	19	45
14	Perlis (PER)	6	13	11	30
15	Brunei (BRU)	1	0	7	8
Total (15 States)		437	432	541	1410

See also

• 2010 Malaysia Para Games

References

External links

• Official Website of the Games