1989 Southeast Asian Games
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| Motto | Now is the moment (Malay: Kini Saatnya) |
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| Nations participating | 9 | ||
| Events | 24 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 20 August 1989 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 31 August 1989 | ||
| Officially opened by |
Sultan Azlan Shah Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia |
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| Ceremony venue | Stadium Merdeka | ||
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The 1989 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 15th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20 to 31 August 1989 with 24 sports featured in the games. It was officially opened by 9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Azlan Shah. Although Cambodia did not participate, Laos returned to compete for the first time under the new federation name in this edition of the games. A unified Vietnam first participated in the SEA Games in 1989 as well. The closing ceremony of this multi-sports events coincides with the 32nd anniversary of Malaysia's Independence.
This was the fourth time Malaysia host the games, and its first time since 1977. Malaysia previously also hosted the 1965 games and the 1971 games, when the Southeast Asian Games were known as the Southeast Asian Peninsular Games at those times. The games was opened and closed by Sultan Azlan Shah, the King of Malaysia.
The final medal tally was led by Indonesia, followed by host Malaysia and Thailand. Several World, Asian, Games and National Records were broken during the games. Filipino Swimmer Eric Buhain was named as the Athlete of the Games. With little or no controversies at all, the games were deemed generally successful with the rising standard of competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations.
A total of 957 medals, comprising 303 Gold medals, 302 Silver medals and 352 Bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The host Malaysia's performance was their best ever yet in Southeast Asian Games History and were placed only second to Thailand as overall champion.
* Host nation (Malaysia)
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