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1989 SEA Games

Multi-sport event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Multi-sport event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

FieldValue
name15th Southeast Asian Games
logo1989 sea games.png
host_cityKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
size150px
mottoNow is the time
(Malay: Kini Saatnya)
events25 sports
nations9
opening20 August 1989
closing31 August 1989
opened_byAzlan Shah
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
torch_lighterSharuddin Ali
Sylvia Ng
ceremony_venueStadium Merdeka
previousJakarta 1987
nextManila 1991

(Malay: Kini Saatnya) Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sylvia Ng

The 1989 Southeast Asian Games (), officially known as the 15th Southeast Asian Games, were a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20 to 31 August 1989 with 25 sports featured in the games. It was officially opened by 9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Azlan Shah. Although Cambodia did not participate, Laos returned to compete for the first time under the new federation name in this edition of the games, while Vietnam fields their own delegation to the event for the first time as a unified country.

The closing ceremony of this regional meet coincides with the 32nd anniversary of Malaysia's independence. This was the fourth time that Malaysia played as hosts to these games, the country had previously hosted the event in 1965 and 1971, when the event was still known as the Southeast Asian Peninsular (SEAP) Games at those times, and in 1977, in which this edition was the first to bear the games' present name, which reflects the admission of Brunei, Indonesia, and the Philippines to the Southeast Asian Games during that year.

The games was opened and closed by Sultan Azlan Shah, the King of Malaysia at the Stadium Merdeka. The final medal tally was led by Indonesia, followed by host Malaysia and Thailand.

Venues

  • Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur - Opening/Closing ceremony, Athletics, Football (final)
  • Stadium Negara - Basketball, Badminton
  • Cheras Aquatic Centre - Swimming
  • Cheras stadium - Football
  • Veledrome Rakyat - Cycling (track)
  • Subang Shooting Range - Shooting
  • BSN Stadium, Bangi - Football
  • Kent Bowl, Asiajaya, Petaling Jaya - Bowling

Marketing

Sponsors

  • Panasonic
  • Coca-Cola
  • IBM Mesiniaga
  • Magnum Corporation
  • Milo
  • Malaysia Airlines
  • Fujifilm
  • Asics
  • Seiko
  • Genting Group
  • Telekom Malaysia
  • Aliph
  • Sports Toto

Mascot

The official 1989 SEA Games mascot was an anthropomorphic turtle named Johan.

The logo for the Games features 6 elliptical rings alternately colored red and blue to form a shape that resembles a spinning top, or locally called gasing.

Songs

"Reach for the sky" ("Kini Saatnya" in Malay) was the official theme song of the 1989 Southeast Asian Games. It was sung in English by Francissca Peter and in Malay by Jay Jay.

The games

Participating nations

  • BRU
  • INA
  • LAO
  • MAS (Host)
  • MYA
  • PHI
  • SIN
  • THA
  • VIE

Sports

Aquatics

  • Medal table

    A total of 957 medals, comprising 303 Gold medals, 302 Silver medals and 352 Bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The host Malaysia's performance was their best ever yet in Southeast Asian Games History and were placed only second to Indonesia as overall champion. ;Key

    References

    References

    1. (21 August 1989). "Opening picture of splendour". The Straits Times.
    2. "OCA » Kuala Lumpur 1989".
    3. [[Percy Seneviratne]] (1993) ''Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991'' [[Dominie Press]], [[Singapore]] {{ISBN. 981-00-4597-2
    4. Mario Alvaro Limos (2019). (4 October 2019). "The SEA Games Logos Through the Years".
    5. "1989 Southeast Asian Games medal table". Olympic Council of Asia.
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