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XI Sukma Games

Host city	Kedah
Motto	Sukan Cemerlang, Negara Terbilang (Excellent sports, glorious nation)
Teams	16
Athletes	4882
Events	26 sports
Opening	28 May
Closing	4 June
Opened by	Abdul Halim Sultan of Kedah
Main venue	Darul Aman Stadium
Website	2006 Sukma Games
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The 2006 Sukma Games, officially known as the 11th Sukma Games was a Malaysian multi-sport event held in Kedah from 28 May to 4 June 2006. Negeri Sembilan weightlifter Zulkifli Che Rose and Negeri Sembilan swimmer Lew Yih Wey were announced as Best Sportsman and Best Sportswoman of the event respectively.

Development and preparation

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

Venues

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.

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.

Marketing

Logo

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.

Mascot

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.

Motto

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

The games

Participating states

•  Johor
•  Kedah
•  Kelantan
•  Malacca
•  Negeri Sembilan
•  Pahang
•  Penang
•  Perak
•  Perlis
•  Sabah
•  Sarawak
•  Selangor
•  Terengganu
•  Federal Territory
• Police
•  Brunei

Sports

•  Swimming
•  Archery
•  Athletics
•  Badminton
•  Basketball
•  Bowling
•  Boxing
•  Cycling
•  Fencing
•  Football
•  Golf
•  Gymnastics
•  Hockey
•  Karate
•  Lawn bowls
•  Netball
•  Sepak takraw
•  Shooting
•  Pencak silat
•  Rugby sevens
•  Squash
•  Sailing
•  Taekwondo
•  Table tennis
•  Wushu
•  Weightlifting

Medal table

  *   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	1,177

Broadcasting

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

Concerns and controversies

• 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.

References

1. "11th Sukma Games Utusan Website". Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
2. "PM wants national athlete to participate at the Sukma Games". Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
3. "Kedah are ready to host the Sukma in 2006".
4. "It's no go for tennis, volleyball, cricket and judo".
5. "11th Sukma Glorious". Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
6. "Emulate the fighting spirit of the athletes". Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
7. "Selangor are 11th Sukma overall champion". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
8. "Zulkifli, Yih Wey the best athletes". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
9. "Official 11th Sukma Games Website". Archived from the original on 19 August 2006.
10. "World Class Facilities for Sport Tourism". The Star. 24 May 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
11. "Venue: Official Website". Archived from the original on 3 July 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
12. "Reevaluate the Sukma rules". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
13. "Logo". Archived from the original on 8 April 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
14. "Mascot at Official Website". 19 August 2006. Archived from the original on 8 April 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
15. "Flip flap mascot". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
16. "Theme song". Archived from the original on 8 April 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
17. "Electrical disturbance affects 11th Sukma Games". Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

External links

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

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