2006 Sukma Games

The 11th Sukma Games Organising Committee was formed to oversee the staging of the event.^[9]

Venues edit

The 2006 Sukma Games used a mix of new and existing venues. Most venues were existing public-sporting facilities, while others were newly constructed venues. Some retrofitting work were done in venues which are more than a decade old. They will be revert to public use after the games.^[10]

At the centrepiece of the activities was the upgraded 40,000-seat Darul Aman Stadium which hosts most of the events. A games village was not built, instead athletes and officials were housed in Universities throughout Kedah. Besides being physically near to the sport venues, it was hoped that it will add vibe to the city and reduce post-games costs in converting a dedicated games village to other uses.

The 11th Sukma Games had 24 venues for the games. 12 in Kota Setar, 4 each in Kuala Muda and Kubang Pasu respectively and 1 each in Langkawi, Padang Terap and Pendang respectively.^[11][12]

Logo edit

The logo of the 2006 Sukma Games is an image of a human in movement which represents the activeness and fitness of the athletes participating at the games. The colour Yellow and green represents the games host state, Kedah, the colour red represents the fighting spirit of the athletes and colour blue represents the greatness and sincerity of the athletes.^[13]

Mascot edit

The mascot of the 2006 Sukma Games is a nameless Eagle. It is said that the eagle is the state bird of Kedah and one of the prevalent species in Kedah especially in Langkawi where an eagle sculpture was erected in the Eagle Square (Dataran Helang) to symbolise the island. The adoption of eagle as the games' mascot is to represent the fighting spirit of the athletes participating at the games.^[14][15]

Motto edit

The official motto of the games is "Sukan Cemerlang Negara Terbilang" which means Excellence in sports, Glorify the nation.^[16]

Participating states edit

Sports edit

Medal table edit

  *   Host nation (Kedah)

2006 Sukma Games medal table

Rank	State	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Selangor	53	44	56	153
2	Pahang	39	36	32	107
3	Perak	37	25	33	95
4	Sarawak	36	42	55	133
5	Penang	36	40	52	128
6	Kedah*	30	34	37	101
7	Sabah	26	26	29	81
8	Federal Territory	25	31	35	91
9	Kelantan	21	13	8	42
10	Negeri Sembilan	20	16	25	61
11	Johor	19	18	28	65
12	Terengganu	15	16	18	49
13	Malacca	11	15	13	39
14	Police	2	9	7	18
15	Brunei	0	3	5	8
16	Perlis	0	0	6	6
Totals (16 entries)		370	368	439	1177

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

• On 28 May 2006, the Kedah state team lost a Gold medal after it was found out that Linvern Lim Yu Zheng represented Kedah as a Negeri Sembilan citizen. The Kedah state team deliberately took him for the Swimming event and was found not to obey the Games rules. Lim Yu Zheng previously represented Negeri Sembilan in the two previous Sukma Games.
• On 4 June 2006, An athlete failed a doping test.
• On 28 May 2006, a power shortage occurred at several Sukma Games venues in Kedah. At the Mount Keriang Aquatic Centre, the electronic scoreboard suffered some damage when the diving event was about to begin at 11 am. At the Squash centre in Muadzam Shah Sports Complex, the power shortage occurred at 4:40 pm, which caused the following events to be delayed.^[17]

• "2006 Sukma Games Official Website". Archived from the original on 19 August 2006.
• 11th Sukma Games Utusan Website