The Sukma Games (, ) is a biennial national multi-sport event involving young athletes from Malaysia's 13 states and 3 Federal Territories. The games are regulated by the National Sports Council of Malaysia, the state sports council of the respective member states, the Olympic Council of Malaysia and the National Sports association of the games respective sporting event. The logo was designed by Anuar bin Dan in 1986. In late March 2010, it was reported that after 24 years of being a biennial event, the Sukma Games may be held annually, starting 2011. However, the frequency of the event did not change.
History Event proposal and conceptualisation (1983–1985) The Sukma Games was first proposed by Anwar Ibrahim and conceived in 1986 by the National Sports Council of Malaysia under the leadership of sports minister Najib Razak as their commitment to the promotion and development of the Malaysian junior talent in sports.
Initial proposed events for the inaugural games included six sports like Athletics, Cycling, Table Tennis, Tennis, Sepak Takraw and Volleyball. The event number overtime increased to 21, when the event was announced in 1985, following inflow of ideas from members of the public, although this was eventually decreased following criticism about the objectives and budget (about 5 million ringgit at the time).
Implementation and debut (1986–1988) The first Games held from 19 to 26 April 1986 featured 123 events in 16 sports, with participation of about 4,500 athletes from 16 teams representing Malaysia's 13 states, the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Police and Armed Forces. As the inaugural host, Kuala Lumpur emerged as overall champions with 36 golds. Most of the events were held within Kuala Lumpur City Proper, while some others were scattered across neighbouring towns in the Klang Valley like Subang Jaya and Serdang.
Kuala Lumpur was picked as the host again in 1988, with about 4,100 athletes participating. Although the number of sport and teams remained the same, there were 10 more events than the previous edition. In this edition, the team from neighbouring Selangor dethroned Kuala Lumpur and emerged as the new overall champion with 26 gold medals. The Games, regarded as a rehearsal for the 1989 SEA Games, was held from 12 until 19 November, although several events like Football and Sepak Takraw began as early as 9 and 10 November respectively.
Participating teams
Entity Sports Council Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council Federal Territories Sports Council Johor State Sports Council Kedah State Sports Council Kelantan State Sports Council Malacca State Sports Council Negeri Sembilan State Sports Council Pahang State Sports Council Penang State Sports Council Perak State Sports Council Perlis State Sports Council Sabah State Sports Council Sarawak State Sports Council Selangor State Sports Council Terengganu State Sports Council
Notes: Not from within Malaysia, only invited to compete at the Sukma Games.
Former participating teams
Entity Sports Council Kuala Lumpur Sports Council Labuan Sports Council Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM/MAF) Malaysian Armed Forces Sports Council Ministry of Higher Education Malaysian University Sports Council (MASUM) Ministry of Education Malaysian School Sports Council (MSSM) Northern Territory Sports Academy Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM/RMP) Royal Malaysian Police Sports Council
Notes: Not from within Malaysia. Sports Council known as Northern Territory Institute of Sport from 1996 until 2021. Kuala Lumpur and Labuan participate as a combined Federal Territories team since 2006 Sukma Games and the 2026 Para Sukma Games.
Sports The list below shows the sports that are played at all the Sukma Games since 1986.
Core sports
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Sports by number of events
Sport (Discipline)BodyWorld(Malaysia) 02 04 06 08 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 22 24 26 Artistic swimming WAquatics(MAS) 4 7 7 Diving 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 12 12 Swimming 32 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 41 41 Water polo 2 2 2 Archery WArchery(NAAM) 12 12 12 24 24 24 24 24 24 14 14 14 Athletics WAthletics(MAF) 44 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 44 47 47 Badminton BWF(BAM) 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 6 7 3x3 Basketball FIBA(MABA) 2 2 2 2 Basketball 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 Bodybuilding IFBB(MBBF) 6 6 Bowling IBF(MTBC) 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 11 Boxing IBA/World Boxing(Disputed)(MBF) 12 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 15 11 Canoeing (sprint) ICF(MASCA) 18 18 18 22 22 Canoeing (slalom) 9 Chess FIDE(MCF) 10 12 Cricket ICC(MCA) 1 1 1 1 3 3 BMX UCI(MNCF) 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 Mountain biking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 Road cycling 8 10 14 14 14 12 14 14 6 8 8 10 Track cycling 16 12 16 10 Equestrian (Dressage) FEI(EAM) 2 2 2 2 Equestrian (Jumping) 2 2 2 2 Equestrian (Endurance) 2 2 2 E-sports GEF(MESF) 5 7 13 Fencing FIE(MFF) 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Field hockey FIH(MHC) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Football FIFA(FAM) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 Futsal 2 2 2 1 2 Beach Football 1 Golf IGF(MGA) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Artistic World Gymnastics(MGF) 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 Rhythmic 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 5 5 7 7 3 Handball IHF(MAHF) 2 2 2 Judo IJF(MJF) 14 16 8 16 16 16 15 16 18 13 Kabaddi IKF(KAM) • 2 2 1 • 2 2 Karate WKF(MAKAF) 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 18 16 17 15 Lawn bowls WBowls(MLBF) 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 Muay thai IFMA(MMA) 15 15 15 16 18 12 Netball WNetball(MNA) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Pencak silat IPSF(PESAKA) 19 23 23 23 23 26 26 26 26 26 28 28 Pétanque FIPJP(MBSF) 8 10 11 11 11 11 11 13 7 Rowing WRowing(PERDAMA) 9 9 Rugby sevens WRugby(MRU) 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 Sailing WSailing(MSA) 3 3 5 7 10 13 13 12 13 14 14 10 Sepak takraw ISTAF(PSM) 2 2 2 4 5 6 6 6 8 5 8 8 Shooting ISSF(NSAM) 28 26 26 28 26 26 26 26 26 26 24 27 Silambam WSA(MSA) • 13 17 17 • 14 14 Softball WBSC(SAM) 2 2 2 2 Squash World Squash(SRAM) 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 4 5 6 4 Table tennis ITTF(TTAM) 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 Taekwondo WTaekwondo(MTF) 16 16 16 16 16 16 19 19 25 16 Tennis ITF(LTAM) 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 5 6 7 Traditional boat race IDBF(MDBF) 2 Volleyball (indoor) FIVB(MAVA) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Volleyball (beach) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Weightlifting IWeightliftingF(MWF) 27 27 48 16 32 32 32 32 32 16 16 16 Woodball IWBF(MWA) 6 Wushu IWUF(WFM) 16 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 23 23 28 20 Total events 345 368 369 404 434 129 377 130 389 382 427 426 488 468
Medal table by edition
1986 Sukma Games
1988 Sukma Games
1990 Sukma Games
1992 Sukma Games
1994 Sukma Games
1996 Sukma Games
1998 Sukma Games
2000 Sukma Games
List of SUKMA Editions
EditionYearHostMain StadiumStart DateEnd DateOpened bySportsEventsTeamsCompetitorsTop stateI 1986 Kuala Lumpur Stadium Merdeka 19 April 26 April Sultan Abdul Halim 16 123 16 3849 Kuala LumpurII 1988 12 November 19 November Sports Minister Najib Razak 17 133 17 4214SelangorIII 1990 Sarawak State Stadium, Kuching 18 July 27 July 15 134 172849 SarawakIV 1992 Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium, Johor Bahru 1 July 11 July 22199 17 5206 SarawakV 1994 Perak Stadium, Ipoh 9 June 18 June 24264 17 3956 SarawakVI 1996 Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan 1 June 10 June 25 27719 5206 SelangorVII 1998 Opening ceremonyShah Alam StadiumClosing ceremonyMalawati Indoor Stadium 17 April 26 April 24 264 16 3956 SelangorVIII 2000 Batu Kawan Stadium, Batu Kawan 25 May 4 June 29 332 19 5875 SelangorIX 2002 Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu 7 September 14 September 27 347 20 5324 SelangorX 2004 Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium, Seremban 29 May 6 June 30 17 6000 Selangor XI 2006 Darul Aman Stadium, Alor Star 28 May 4 June 26 349 16 4882 Selangor XII 2008 Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, Kuala Terengganu 31 May 9 June 31 404 15 6000 TerengganuXIII 2010 Hang Jebat Stadium, Paya Rumput 10 June 19 June 33 418 15 7000 TerengganuXIV 2011 Kuala Lumpur KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur 2 June 12 June 24 129 14 3368 TerengganuXV 2012 Darul Makmur Stadium, Kuantan 9 July 16 July 24 393 15 5828 TerengganuXVI 2013 Kuala Lumpur NSC Mini Stadium, KL Sports City, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur 28 June 7 July 23 130 14 3618 SelangorXVII 2014 Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium, Kangar 24 May 4 June 24 389 15 7815 Federal TerritoryXVIII 2016 Sarawak Stadium, Kuching23 July 31 July 24 382155670 SelangorXIX 2018 Perak Stadium, Ipoh11 September 22 September29427157464 TerengganuXX 2022 Kuala Lumpur Dataran Gemilang, UKM, Bangi 16 September24 September 31426156606 JohorXXI 2024 Opening ceremonySarawak Stadium, KuchingClosing ceremonyUnity Stadium, Kuching17 August24 August 37488159927 SarawakXXII 2026 Opening ceremony Independence Square, Shah AlamClosing ceremonyMBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya XXIII 2028 Bukit Merbau Stadium, Pasir Puteh (expected) Future eventXXIV 2030 MSN Future eventXXV 2032 Likas Stadium, Kota Kinabalu (expected) Future eventXXVI 2034 MSN Future event
List of the Sukma Games' Sportsman and Sportswoman
EditionYearSukma Games' SportsmanSukma Games' SportswomanNameContingentSportNameContingentSportIII 1990 Gerard Liew Swimming Tania Hamid Bugo SwimmingIV 1992 Khoo Kah Hock MASUM Archery Magdaline Goh SwimmingAzmi Ibrahim(Most Promising Sportsman) Athletics Shalin Zulkifli(Most Promising Sportswoman) BowlingV 1994 Azmi Ibrahim Athletics Yew Chai Peng AthleticsVII 1998 Chai Song Lip Athletics Ho Hsu Ee SwimmingVIII 2000 Allen Ong Swimming Sia Wai Yen SwimmingIX 2002 Ng Shu Mun Artistic gymnastics Ngew Sin Mei AthleticsPetra Nabila Mustafa(Most Promising Sportswoman) AthleticsX 2004 Daniel Bego Swimming Cindy Ong SwimmingXI 2006 Zulkifli Che Rose Weightlifting Lew Yih Wey SwimmingXII 2008 Foo Jian Beng Swimming Marellyn Liew SwimmingXIII 2010 J. Karthik Athletics Chan Kah Yan SwimmingXIV 2011 Ahmad Shafie Abd Jabar Canoeing Jupha Somnet CyclingXV 2012 Abdul Mubin Rahim Weightlifting Frenceay Titus WeightliftingXVI 2013 Danniel Iskandar Richard Artistic gymnastics Esmelda Arecia Menti Alfred Geling Artistic gymnasticsXVII 2014 Muhammad Irfan Shamshuddin Athletics Jelinie Empera WeightliftingXVIII 2016 Khairul Hafiz Jantan Athletics Nur Aqilah Yusof Archery XIX 2018 Eugenius Lo Foh Soon Archery Azreen Nabila Alias AthleticsXX2022Muhammad Fakhrullah RumaizeCanoeingTan RouxinSwimmingXXI2024Andrew Goh Zheng YenSwimmingGan Chen JieShootingXXII2026Cheah Zen HongShootingEliza Tan Ai ShenSwimming
Para Sukma Games Para Sukma Games (), is a multi-sport event held for Malaysian athletes with disabilities. The games were previously known as the National Games of Malaysia For the Orthopaedically Handicapped () from 1982 until 1998 and the Paralimpiad Malaysia Games () from 1998 until 2018 and held separately from the Sukma Games until 2010.
Outside Malaysia In the 1990 to 1996 editions, several Southeast Asian countries also participated in the games. In the 2002 edition, several other Asian countries participated in the games.
Editions GamesYearHost stateSportsContingent ParticipantsTop stateNational Games of Malaysia For the Orthopaedically Handicapped I 1982 2 14 550 II 1984 2 14 650 III 1986 2 14 750 IV 1988 2 15 828 V 1990 2 17 853 VI 1992 2 17 980 VII 1994 2 15 1200 VII 1996 2 18 978 Paralimpiad Malaysia Games IX 1998 10 14 877 X 2000 17 23 1239 XI 2002 16 23 937 XII 2004 20 15 1081 XIII 2006 16 15 1203 XIV 2008 16 15 1910 XV 2010 16 15 1368 XVI 2012 17 15 1900 XVII 2014 9 15 XVIII 2016 9 15 1500+PARA SUKMA Games XIX 2018 10 15 1968 XX 2022 10 15 1824 XXI 2024 10 15 1994
List of the Para SUKMA Games Sportsman and Sportswoman