2004 Sukma Games
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| Host city | Negeri Sembilan | ||
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| Teams participating | 17 | ||
| Athletes participating | 6000 | ||
| Events | 370 | ||
| Sports | 31 | ||
| Opening ceremony | 28 May 2004 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 6 June 2004 | ||
| Main venue | Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium | ||
| Website | 2004 Sukma Games | ||
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The 2004 Sukma Games, officially known as the 10th Sukma Games was a Malaysian multi-sport event held in Negeri Sembilan from 28 May 2004 to 6 June 2004. Around 6000 athletes participated at the games which featured 370 events in 31 sports.
This was the first time Negeri Sembilan hosted the games. Negeri Sembilan is the ninth state to host the Sukma Games after Kuala Lumpur, Sarawak, Johor, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Penang and Sabah .
The final medal tally was led by Selangor, followed by Sarawak and Perak. Several national and games records were broken during the games. Sarawakian swimmer Daniel Bego and Perakian swimmer Cindy Ong were announced as Best Sportsman and Best Sportswoman of the games respectively. With little or no controversies at all, the games were deemed generally successful, with the rising standard of competition amongst the Malaysian states.
The 10th Sukma Games Organising Committee was formed to oversee the staging of the event.
The 2004 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 45,000-seat Tuanku Abdul Rahman Stadium which hosts most of the events. A games village was not built, instead athletes and officials were housed in Universities, apartments and hotels throughout Negeri Sembilan. 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 10th Sukma Games had 23 venues for the games. 14 in Seremban, 4 in Port Dickson, 3 in Kuala Pilah and 2 in Rembau.
The Logo of the 2004 Sukma Games is a geometrically shaped image. 3 geometrical objects resembles the 3 athletes standing together to hold the torch up represents the Unity of Malaysia through sports concurrent to the Sukma Games objective, which is to improve unity and integration of nationality among the various communities in Malaysia . The three athletes also represent the Champion, Runner-up and Second runner-up position, which is the goal of every athlete. The Torch signifies the strength and competitive spirit of the athlete to achieve victory in every event. The four colours used in the games logo are Red which represents the Strength and Spirit to achieve victory, Yellow which represents the Sovereign Rights and Harmony in Negeri Sembilan, Blue which represents the Unity and National Integration and Black which represents the Traditional rule of Negeri Sembilan State under the "adat perpatih" norm.
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