2008 Sukma Games
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| Host city | Terengganu | ||
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| Teams participating | 15 | ||
| Athletes participating | 6000 | ||
| Events | 406 | ||
| Sports | 31 | ||
| Opening ceremony | 31 May 2008 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 9 June 2008 | ||
| Main venue | Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium | ||
| Website | 2008 Sukma Games | ||
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The 2008 Sukma Games, officially known as the 12th Sukma Games was a Malaysian multi-sport event held in Terengganu from 31 May to 9 June 2008. Around 6000 athletes from 13 States, Federal Territory and Brunei participated at the games which featured 406 events in 31 sports.
This was Terengganu's first time to host the Sukma Games. Terengganu is the eleventh state to host the Sukma Games after Federal Territory, Sarawak, Johor, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Penang, Sabah, Negeri Sembilan and Kedah.
The final medal tally was led by host Terengganu, followed by Selangor and Sarawak. Several national and games records were broken during the games. Selangorian swimmer Foo Jian Beng and Sarawakian swimmer Marellyn Liew were announced as Best Sportsman and Best Sportswoman of the games respectively. With little or no controversy at all, the games were deemed generally successful, with the rising standard of competition amongst the Malaysian states.
The 12th Sukma Games Organising Committee was formed to oversee the staging of the event.
The 2008 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 were revert to public use after the games.
At the centrepiece of the activities was the upgraded Gong Badak Sports Complex. Incorporating the 50,000-seat Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Stadium, it hosts most of the events. A games village was not built, instead athletes and officials were housed in Universities across Terengganu such as Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Sultan Mizan Education Institute, Malaysia Construction Academy, Universiti Teknologi Mara, TATI University College and National Youth Skills Institute Hotel which were chosen to be the official games village. Besides being physically near to the competition venues, it was hoped that it will add vibe to the host cities and reduce post-games costs in converting a dedicated games village to other uses.
The 12th Sukma Games had 23 venues for the games, 9 in Kuala Terengganu, 3 each in Hulu Terengganu and Kemaman respectively and 2 each in Besut, Dungun, Marang and Setiu respectively.
The logo of the 2008 Sukma Games is an image of a 'T' letter, which represents Terengganu, fitness, spirit and agility and overall the yacht that sails off the coast of Terenggganu. Four colours are found on the logo of the 2008 Sukma Games. Black represents Terengganu as host of the 2008 Sukma Games, Red represents the fiery fighting spirit of the athletes in achieving victory, Blue represents unity and the sea of Terengganu and yellow represents the sincerity in making the 2008 Sukma Games a success and Terengganu as a constitutional monarchy.
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