PUTRAJAYA, Dec 6 — Malaysia has chosen to host the 2027 SEA Games from September 18 to September 29, involving four main clusters: Sarawak, Penang, Johor, and Kuala Lumpur, and will feature 38 sports.
Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh said the selection of sports to be contested was made in accordance with the Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) stipulations, the suitability of the existing venues and additional considerations, including the list of core sports, the Road to Gold (RTG) programme, and the Podium Programme.
“The dates were actually chosen because that is the holiday season for universities. That period is also not yet the start of the monsoon season, so we can be assured of good weather for outdoor sports.
“The dates were also fixed to ensure there is no clash of dates with the National Day (August 31), Malaysia Day (September 16), or any other major celebrations,” she said during a media conference after the 34th SEA Games Organising Committee and 14th Asean Para Games 2027 meeting on Friday.
Yeoh added that Sarawak will be the main cluster and site of the opening ceremony, with 17 sports contested there: aquatics, weightlifting, basketball, bowling, lawn bowls, e-sports, gymnastics, golf, cricket, archery, shooting, muay, petanque, squash, taekwondo, tennis, and wushu.
The Penang cluster will have six sports: sepak takraw, snooker and billiards, judo, boxing, table tennis, and floorball, while the Johor cluster will have only football.
Meanwhile, the Kuala Lumpur cluster will host the 2027 Malaysia SEA Games closing ceremony and 14 sports: badminton, cycling (in the National Velodrome, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan), volleyball, netball, equestrian, hockey, karate, fencing, ice skating, athletics, pencak silat, sailing (in the National Sailing Centre, Langkawi, Kedah), rugby, and water skiing.
She noted that the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) and the Malaysia SEA Games Organising Committee (MASOC) will present the 38-sport proposal to the SEAGC in Bangkok on Monday (December 8).
Meanwhile, the 14th Asean Para Games will be held from October 17 to October 23, 2027, in Kuala Lumpur, involving 18 sports: swimming, badminton, cycling, boccia, wheelchair basketball, CP (cerebral palsy) football, VI (vision impairment) football, chess, goalball, judo, wheelchair fencing, archery, shooting, athletics, table tennis, powerlifting, wheelchair tennis, and bowling.
OCM president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria praised the government, especially Yeoh, for agreeing to host the prestigious biennial Games.
