2010 Sukma Games
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| Motto | Harmoni dan Cemerlang (Harmony and Excellence) |
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| Teams participating | 15 | ||
| Athletes participating | 9237 | ||
| Events | 437 in 33 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 12 June 2010 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 19 June 2010 | ||
| Main venue | Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca | ||
| Website | 2010 Sukma Games | ||
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The 2010 Sukma Games, officially known as the 13th Sukma Games, was a multi-sport event held in Malacca from 12 June to 19 June 2010 with 437 events in 33 sports featured in the games.
This was the first time Malacca hosted the games. Malacca is the twelfth state to host the Sukma Games after Federal Territory, Sarawak, Johor, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Penang, Sabah, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah and Terengganu and the second state to host the Sukma Games after Johor.
The final medal tally was led by Terengganu, followed by Selangor and Federal Territory with host Malacca in seventh place. Several games records were broken during the games. With little or no controversy at all, the games were deemed generally successful with the rising standards of competition amongst Malaysian member states.
This is the 13th edition of Sukma Games since its introduction in 1986. It was for the very first time the state held such a national sporting event. At that time, all states held their respective Sukma Games except for Perlis and Kelantan.
Prior to this games, Malacca has yet to host any Sukma Games. As this is the first time the Malaysian heritage state held such a grand national sporting event, many of the sports venues and facilities were freshly completed or renovated.
The 13th Sukma Games had 29 venues for the games. 23 in Central Malacca, 4 in Alor Gajah and 2 in Jasin.
The mascot of the 2010 Sukma Games is a Chevrotain, named Tuah. It was named after the warrior Hang Tuah of the Malacca Sultanate. The Chevrotain known as the mouse deer, is the state animal and emblem of Malacca, an extant species are found in forests in Southeast Asia. It has been known in history to eliminate Parameswara's hunting dog down the river of Malacca nearby the tree where he shed while just fled from Palembang, Srivijaya after the Srivijaya Kingdom's fall.
The Chevrotain is not only used as the mascot of the 2010 edition, but also depicted on the Games logo. The colours represented the state of Malacca and Malaysia. They also represent the role of Malacca in hosting the games. It's characteristic of agility, bravery and intelligent represents the spirit of athletes participating in the games.
The theme song of the games is "Harmoni dan Cemerlang" ("Harmony and Excellence"), a song eponymous to the theme of the games.
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