2001 Southeast Asian Games

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21st Southeast Asian Games
2001seagames.png
Nations participating 10
Events 490 in 32 sports
Opening ceremony 8 September 2001
Closing ceremony 17 September 2001
Officially opened by King Salahuddin
Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Officially closed by Mahathir Mohamad
Athlete's Oath Noraseela Mohd Khalid
Torch Lighter Daud Ibrahim
Ceremony venue Bukit Jalil National Stadium
Website 21st Southeast Asian Games
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The 2001 Southeast Asian Games (Malay: Sukan Asia Tenggara 2001), officially known as the 21st Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 8 - 17 September 2001 with 490 events in 32 sports and disciplines featured in the games. The games were opened by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj (Malaysian King Sultan Salahuddin) in the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. He was introduced by Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad.

It was the fifth time Malaysia host the games, and the first time since 1989. Malaysia is the third country to host the games after Thailand and Myanmar and before Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines and Brunei.

The final medal tally was led by host Malaysia, followed by Thailand and Indonesia. Several games, Asian and national records were broken during 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.

Organisation

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Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Selangor
Selangor
Johor
Johor
Negeri Sembilan
Negeri Sembilan
Penang
Penang
2001 Southeast Asian Games host states

Venues

Kuala Lumpur
Venue Sport
National Sports Complex Swimming, Synchronised Swimming,
Track and Field, Gymnastics,
Billiards and snooker, Hockey, Petanque,
Opening and Closing ceremonies
DBKL Swimming Complex Water polo
Bukit Kiara Sports Complex Netball, Lawn bowls
Kuala Lumpur Velodrome Track Cycling
Titiwangsa Stadium Sepak takraw
MABA Stadium Basketball
KL Badminton Stadium Volleyball
JKR headquarters Fencing
TNB Pantai Kilat Hall Table tennis
Merdeka Square Marathon
Titiwangsa Lake Garden Racewalking
Jalan Duta Tennis Complex Tennis
Cheras Football Stadium Football (women)
Selangor
Venue Sport
Malawati Stadium Badminton
RRI Sungai Buloh Mountain Bike
Petaling Jaya Municipal Council Stadium Football (men)
Selangor Turf Club Show jumping, Dressage
Universiti Putra Malaysia Cross-country equestrianism
Sepang-Quarantin and Sungai Labu Estate Endurance
Sungai Long Golf and Country Club Golf
UNITEN Bangi Hall Karate
PNKM Shooting Range Shooting
Batu Dam Rowing
Johor
Venue Sport
Johor Jaya Multi-Purpose Hall Weightlifting (competition)
Tan Sri Dato Hj. Hassan Yunus Stadium Weightlifting (training)
Bandaraya Square Archery
Pembandaran Pasir Gudang Indoor Stadium Pencak Silat
Negeri Sembilan
Venue Sport
Bandar Baru Nilai Mass start, Individual time trial
Admiral Marina and Leisure Club Sailing
Paroi Centre Club Sports Centre Boxing
Penang
Venue Sport
Mega Prai Bowling Centre Bowling
Bukit Dumbar Squash Centre Squash
Penang International Sports Arena Wushu, Judo

Marketing

Logo and Mascot

Si Tumas, the squirrel, the official mascot

The logo of the 2001 Southeast Asian Games is a flame, a universal symbol of passion and excellence. It is frequently used in most international sports. In stylising the "Flame" for the logo, usage the tongues of flame have been individually separated and simplified. This "ribbon" effect allows flexibility in manipulation. The weaving formation conveys unity, a coming together of Southeast Asia's best athletes. The weaving also gives an opportunity to form the Roman numeral XXI to represent the 21st SEA Games. Colours of the national flag are used to establish national identity. The flame tip is the logo of the Southeast Asian Games Federation.[1]

Si Tumas, short form for Tupai Emas (Golden squirrel), is the official mascot of the 2001 Southeast Asian Games. The Squirrel is a lovable creature found almost everywhere in the world. In folk tales of many countries, the squirrel is depicted as a friendly and fun animal known for its high energy and speed of motion. The adoption of the squirrel as the games mascot is to borrow its pleasant, friendly fun characteristics to add life to the event. The gold colouring on the squirrel enhances the winning aspect. The SI is phonetically similar to Sea as in SEA GAMES. The SI is also a friendly form of address in Malay. TU is the first part of Tupai which means squirrel in Malay and MAS comes from the word EMAS which is Malay for gold.[2]

Songs

The theme song of the games is "In Glory We Celebrate (The SEA Games - 2001)", sung by Helen Yap with words from Tom Leng. Both the song composers are from Magic Nova Productions.[3]

The games

Opening ceremony

More than 15,000 volunteers which include 7,000 school children involved in the opening ceremonies, and to create history by organizing the first SEA Games in three cities. Parallel ceremonies at the Larkin Stadium in Johor Baru and the Penang International Sports Arena made the first SEA Games of the new millennium a most memorable event.

As the fireworks lit the sky at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, more than 50,000 people cheered and rejoiced in celebration of the day’s golden achievements and to usher in the two-week friendly Games among the 10 competing nations. The enthusiastic crowd and over 5,000 athletes broke into a deafening roar the moment the Yang di Pertuan Agong declared: “Let the Games begin.” There was an almost endless round of cheers and applause at the National Stadium throughout the four-hour Games opening extravaganza. Excitement took all forms, such as paratroopers sailing in from the clear sky, carrying the national flags of the 10 countries of the SEA Games fraternity.[4]

Malaysia's fourth Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his wife Siti Hasmah, riding in an open top army 4WD and waving to the crowd were given a rousing and enthusiastic reception by the spectators. The choir, which rendered the patriotic songs, kicked off a chain of performances including formations, songs and dances. The highlight of the event was the marching-in of the national contingents comprising some 5,000 sportsmen and sportswomen from all over Southeast Asia. They were led by Games mascot Si Tumas.

As each contingent entered the stadium, the giant electronic scoreboard flashed greetings in their national language, such as Minga la bar (for the Myanmar team) and Mabuhay (for the team from the Philippines). The loudest cheers were for the home team, with flag bearer Nur Herman Majid leading the nation’s 558 athletes amid the ecstatic welcome by fans waving the Malaysia's flag, Jalur Gemilang. The Games torch was brought into the stadium by former national soccer star Soh Chin Aun and former Philippines track queen Maria Lydia D’Vega Mercado, who then passed it to 19 other runners before the final lap was taken by former cycling ace Daud Ibrahim. From the stage, he held the flaming torch to light a wire leading to the main cauldron at the opposite end of the stadium. As it lit up, thousands of balloons and confetti poured over the spectators amid more cheers and applause. This signaled a jubilant start to the biggest biennial sports meet in the culturally-rich Southeast Asian region.[5]

Sports

Calendar

OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions 1 Gold medals CC Closing ceremony
September 1
Sat		 2
Sun		 3
Mon		 4
Tue		 5
Wed		 6
Thu		 7
Fri		 8
Sat		 9
Sun		 10
Mon		 11
Tue		 12
Wed		 13
Thu		 14
Fri		 15
Sat		 16
Sun		 17
Mon		 Gold medals
Ceremonies OC CC
Archery ● ● 2 2 4
Athletics 10 12 12 12 46
Badminton ● ● 2 ● ● ● 5 7
Basketball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Billiards & snooker 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 10
Bowling 2 2 2 2 ● 4 12
Boxing ● ● ● ● ● 11 11
Cycling 2 4 6 2 ● 2 2 2 20
Diving 4 4 8
Equestrian 1 ● 1 1 1 1 ● ● 2 7
Fencing 2 2 1 5
Field hockey ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Football ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 1 2
Golf ● ● ● 2 ● 2 4
Gymnastics 2 2 ● 10 ● ● 6 20
Judo 5 5 4 14
Karate 6 7 6 19
Lawn ball ● ● ● 2 4 6
Netball ● ● ● 1 1
Pencak silat ● 3 8 10 21
Petanque pictogram.svg Pétanque 2 ● 2 2 6
Rowing ● 4 ● 4 8
Sailing 1 4 ● 4 ● 4 13
Sepaktakraw ● ● ● 1 ● ● 2 3
Shooting 10 4 4 4 4 4 6 36
Squash ● ● 2 ● ● 2 4
Swimming 6 7 6 6 7 32
Synchronised swimming 1 1 2
Table tennis ● ● 2 ● 2 1 2 7
Taekwondo 7 5 4 16
Tennis ● ● ● 2 ● 2 3 7
Volleyball ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 2 2
Water polo ● ● ● ● 1 1
Weightlifting 3 3 3 4 13
Wushu ● ● 20 20
Total gold medals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 28 39 63 55 51 53 52 36 3 392
Cumulative total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 41 80 143 198 249 302 354 390 392
September 1
Sat		 2
Sun		 3
Mon		 4
Tue		 5
Wed		 6
Thu		 7
Fri		 8
Sat		 9
Sun		 10
Mon		 11
Tue		 12
Wed		 13
Thu		 14
Fri		 15
Sat		 16
Sun		 17
Mon		 Gold medals

Participating Nations

Medal table

A total of 1280 medals comprising 392 gold medals, 390 silver medals and 498 bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The Host Malaysia's performance was their best ever yet in Southeast Asian Games History and emerged as overall champion of the games.

      Host nation

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Malaysia (MAS) 111 75 85 271
2  Thailand (THA) 103 86 89 278
3  Indonesia (INA) 72 74 80 226
4  Vietnam (VIE) 33 35 64 132
5  Philippines (PHI) 30 66 67 163
6  Singapore (SIN) 22 31 42 95
7  Myanmar (MYA) 19 14 53 86
8  Laos (LAO) 1 3 7 11
9  Cambodia (CAM) 1 1 5 7
10  Brunei (BRU) 0 5 6 11
Total 392 390 498 1280

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20011207141223/http://www.kl2001.com/index.html
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20011207141223/http://www.kl2001.com/index.html
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20011207141223/http://www.kl2001.com/index.html
  4. ↑ http://library.perdana.org.my/Digital_Content/Prominent_Leaders/Mahathir/News_1968-2004/2001-2005/2001pz/sukan%20seemilang.pdf
  5. ↑ http://properties.d-choice.com/traditionaloffice/sportcomp.htm

External links


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