Malaysia to host 2027 SEA Games
Published on: Friday, May 13, 2022
By: Agencies
HANOI: Malaysia have been selected to host the 34th SEA Games in 2027 by the SEA Games Federation (SEAGF).Olympic Council of Malaysia president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria (pic) said the decision was agreed unanimously at the SEAGF Council meeting, Thursday.
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“We would like to thank the SEAGF Council for the trust and belief in OCM to host the SEA Games.
“The OCM will make an appointment to inform Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, and Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu officially upon return to Malaysia,” he said.
It will be the seventh time Malaysia host the SEA Games, after having hosted the biennial Games in 1965, 1971, 1977, 1989, 2001 and 2017. In 1965 and 1971, it was known as the Southeast Asian Peninsular (SEAP) Games and it was only in 1977 that it became known as SEA Games. OCM last year had expressed interest to host the 2027 Games following Brunei’s withdrawal.
Meanwhile, Malaysia will ensure the organisation of the 2027 SEA Games will run smoothly, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
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“Good news for the country, Malaysia has been chosen as the host of the 2027 SEA Games. This will be the seventh time we will be the host and surely a lot of preparations need to be done to ensure the smooth running of this biennial Games,” he posted on his Twitter account on Thursday.
Meanwhile at Thursday’s SEAGF Council meeting, Singapore was awarded the host job for the 2029 SEA Games.
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Singapore’s Olympic Council said on Facebook that the city-state will hold the biennial Games for a fifth time.
“We are pleased to host the prestigious regional sporting event in Singapore again,” council president Tan Chuan-Jin said in the social media post.
The 31st SEA Games, delayed by Covid-19 pandemic, is currently being hosted in Hanoi. The opening ceremony was held Thursday night and the Games is scheduled to end on May 25.
Cambodia are set to host the biennial Games for the first time ever from May 5-16 next year, while Thailand will be hosting the Games in 2025.
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