IX Sukma Games

Host city	Sabah
Motto	Gemilang Di Alaf Baru (Glory in the new millennium)
Teams	20
Athletes	5324
Events	27 sports
Opening	7 September
Closing	14 September
Opened by	Sakaran Dandai Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah
Main venue	Likas Stadium
Website	2002 Sukma Games
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The 2002 Sukma Games, officially known as the 9th Sukma Games, was a Malaysian multi-sport event held in Sabah from 7 to 14 September 2002.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]} Perakian gymnast Ng Shu Mun, Kuala Lumpurian athlete Ngew Sin Mei and Negeri Sembilan athlete Petra Nabila Mustafa were announced as Best Sportsman, Best Sportswoman and Most Promising Sportswoman of the event respectively.

Development and preparation

The 9th Sukma Games Organising Committee chaired by Chief Minister of Sabah, Chong Kah Kiat was formed to oversee the staging of the event.

Venues

The 9th Sukma Games had 19 venues for the games.^[9]

Marketing

Logo

The logo of the 2002 Sukma Games is an athlete in action. The circle represents the national integration through sports, the blue line that resembles the Mount Kinabalu represents the skill of the participating athletes, the yellow circle that resembles the sun represents hope and determination of athletes to succeed, while the red S represents the fighting spirit and energy of the athlete, the Sukma Games and Sabah itself and the colours on the logo represents Sabah as the state of Malaysia.^[10]

Mascot

The Mascot of the 2002 Sukma Games is a ^[11]Proboscis monkey named Bayau. It is said that the Proboscis monkey is a reddish-brown arboreal Old World monkey that is endemic to the south-east Asian island of Borneo. In Sabah, it can be found in Sukau, Sg. Segama, Klias and other places in small population. Apart from having a large body size, it can swing fast from tree to tree and swimming. The adoption of the proboscis monkey is to promote eco-tourism and to create awareness about the animal.^[12][13]

Songs

The theme song of the 2002 Sukma Games is "Gemilang Di Alaf Baru" which means, Glory in the New Century and is eponymous to the games theme.^[14]

The games

Participating states

Sports

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Sabah)

2002 Sukma Games medal table

Rank	State	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Selangor	55	40	60	155
2	Perak	49	38	42	129
3	Sarawak	35	47	60	142
4	Kuala Lumpur	31	37	29	97
5	Sabah*	28	38	46	112
6	Penang	28	38	33	99
7	Johor	28	18	42	88
8	Pahang	24	27	26	77
9	Kedah	17	15	17	49
10	Negeri Sembilan	17	12	12	41
11	Malacca	15	11	17	43
12	Kelantan	6	9	17	32
13	Perlis	3	3	7	13
14	Terengganu	3	3	5	11
15	Labuan	2	1	3	6
16	Police	2	1	2	5
17	Universities	2	1	1	4
18	Brunei	1	1	3	5
19	Northern Territory	1	0	1	2
20	Schools	0	1	2	3
Totals (20 entries)		347	341	425	1113

Broadcasting

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