The 1989 Southeast Asian Games (), officially known as the 15th Southeast Asian Games, were a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20 to 31 August 1989 with 25 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, while Vietnam fields their own delegation to the event for the first time as a unified country.
The closing ceremony of this regional meet coincides with the 32nd anniversary of Malaysia's independence.Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore This was the fourth time that Malaysia played as hosts to these games, the country had previously hosted the event in 1965 and 1971, when the event was still known as the Southeast Asian Peninsular (SEAP) Games at those times, and in 1977, in which this edition was the first to bear the games' present name, which reflects the admission of Brunei, Indonesia, and the Philippines to the Southeast Asian Games during that year.
The games was opened and closed by Sultan Azlan Shah, the King of Malaysia at the Stadium Merdeka. The final medal tally was led by Indonesia, followed by host Malaysia and Thailand.
Venues
State/Terittory Venue SportsKuala Lumpur Stadium Merdeka Ceremonies, Athletics, Football (final) Stadium Negara Basketball, Badminton Bandar Tun Razak Stadium Football Cheras Aquatic Centre Swimming, Diving, Water polo Jalan Duta Tennis Complex Tennis Kampo Hall Bodybuilding, Weightlifting Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium Badminton, Sepak takraw National Electric Board Sport Complex Table tennis, Taekwondo Tun Razak Hockey Stadium Field hockey University of Malaya Rugby Field ArcherySelangor BSN Stadium Bangi Football Dewan Tun Abdul Razak UKM Gymnastics Kelab Darul Ehsan Fencing Kent Bowl Asiajaya Bowling Petaling Jaya Civic Center Judo Petronas Sport Complex Bangi Karate, Pencak Silat Saujana Golf and Country Club Golf Subang Shooting Range Shooting Negeri Sembilan Seremban Town Hall BoxingPerak Velodrome Rakyat Cycling (track) Lumut Naval Base Rowing (Traditional boat race) Indera Mulia Hall Volleyball Pangkor Island Sailing
Marketing Sponsors
Panasonic Coca-Cola IBM Mesiniaga Magnum Corporation Milo Malaysia Airlines Fujifilm Asics Seiko Genting Group Telekom Malaysia Aliph Sports Toto
Mascot The official 1989 SEA Games mascot was an anthropomorphic turtle named Johan.
Logo The logo for the Games features 6 elliptical rings alternately colored red and blue to form a shape that resembles a spinning top, or locally called gasing.
Songs "Reach for the sky" ("Kini Saatnya" in Malay) was the official theme song of the 1989 Southeast Asian Games. It was sung in English by Francissca Peter and in Malay by Jay Jay.
The games Participating nations
(Host)
Sports
Medal table 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 Indonesia as overall champion. Key
References
External links History of the SEA Games