2002 Sukma Games

The 2002 Sukma Games, officially known as the IX SUKMA, was a multi-sport event held in Kota Kinabalu, Tanjung Aru, Likas and some other places in Sabah from September 9, 2002 to September 14, 2002 with 347 in 27 sports and disciplines featured in the games.

This was Sabah's first time to host the Sukma Games.[1] It is the eighth state to host the Sukma Games after Kuala Lumpur, Sarawak, Johor, Perak, Pahang, Selangor and Penang the second in the 21st Century after Penang.

The final medal tally was led by Selangor, followed by Perak and Sarawak. Several national records were broken during the games. Ng Shu Mun, Ngew Sin Mei and Petra Nabila Mustafa were awarded Best Sportsman, Best Sportswoman and Most Promising Sportswoman respectively. Though there were several controversies, the games were a successful ones hosted by Sabah yet with the rising standard of competition among Malaysian member states.

Prelude

This is the 9th 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 Negeri Sembilan, Kedah, Kelantan, Terengganu, Malacca and Perlis.

Prior to this games, Sabah has yet to host any Sukma Games. As this is the first time the Second Largest State Of Malaysia held such a grand national sporting event, many of the sports venues and facilities were either completed in time or renovated.

Information

The Venues

The Venue are places where each respective sporting event was held. The venue for the 2002 Sukma Games events are as below.

Venues Sports
KPLB Main HallOlympic weightlifting
Universiti Malaysia SabahAssociation Football
Perdana Maksak HallTable Tennis, Rhythmic gymnastics
Kota Kinabalu Community HallBoxing
Likas StadiumAquatics, Association Football, Athletics (British), Modern competitive archery, Karate, Squash, Hockey, Lawn Bowl, Artistic gymnastics, Badminton, Tennis

Mascot

The official mascot.

The Proboscis monkey, or long-nosed monkey, known as the bekantan in Malay, is a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey that is endemic to the south-east Asian island of Borneo. This species co-exists with the Bornean Orang-utan.[3] It belongs in the monotypic genus Nasalis, although the pig-tailed langur has traditionally also been included in this genus. It is a monkey species with muscular body and swift movements.

The monkey also goes by the Malay name monyet belanda ("Dutch monkey"), or even orang belanda ("Dutchman"), as Indonesians remarked that the Dutch colonisers often had similarly large bellies and noses. This species of monkey is easily identifiable because of its unusually large nose. In Sabah, it resides in Sukau(Sg. Menanggul, Kinabatangan), Sg. Segama(Lahad Datu), Klias(Beaufort) and other places in small population. Apart from its large body size, It can swing fast from tree to tree and swimming.

Proboscis monkeys will start the day foraging and then rest further inland. Proboscis monkeys' daily activities consist of resting, travelling, feeding and keeping vigilant. Occasionally, they chew their cud to allow more efficient digestion and food intake. As night approaches, the monkeys move back near the river and forage again. Predators of the proboscis monkey include crocodiles, clouded leopards, eagles, monitor lizards and pythons. Monkeys will cross rivers at narrows or cross arboreally if possible. This may serve as predator avoidance.

The Mascot name is Bayau, a common nickname for the Bajaus community in Sabah.[2]

Medal Table

      Host state

Rank States Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Selangor (SEL) 55 40 60 155
2  Perak (PRK) 49 38 42 129
3  Sarawak (SAR) 35 47 60 142
4  Kuala Lumpur (KUL) 31 37 29 97
5  Sabah (SAB) 28 38 46 112
6  Penang (PEN) 28 38 33 99
7  Johor (JOH) 28 18 42 88
8  Pahang (PAH) 24 27 26 77
9  Kedah (KED) 17 15 17 49
10  Negeri Sembilan (NSN) 17 12 12 41
11  Malacca (MEL) 15 11 17 43
12  Kelantan (KEL) 6 9 17 32
13  Perlis (PER) 3 3 7 13
14  Terengganu (TER) 3 3 5 11
15  Labuan (LAB) 2 1 3 6
16 Malaysia Police (POL) 2 1 2 5
17 Malaysia MASUM (MSU) 2 1 1 4
18  Brunei (BRU) 1 1 3 5
19  Northern Territory (NTR) 1 0 1 2
20 Malaysia MSSM (MSS) 0 1 2 3
Total 347 341 425 1113

References

  1. ↑ "SUKMA 2002". 2002 Sukma Games. 5 September 2002. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ Mascot at Official Website
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