2008 ASEAN University Games

14th ASEAN University Games

Host city	Kuala Lumpur
Country	Malaysia
Nations participating	10
Debuting countries	1
Athletes participating	1,789
Events	17
Opening ceremony	11 December 2008 (2008-12-11)
Closing ceremony	21 December 2008 (2008-12-21)
Officially opened by	Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
Main venue	Bukit Jalil National Stadium
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The 2008 ASEAN University Games officially known as the 14th ASEAN University Games was a multi-sports event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with 17 sports and disciplines featured in the games. This was the third time when Malaysia hosted the ASEAN University Games. The 2008 ASEAN University Games had 17 compulsory sports including track and field, swimming, basketball, football, table tennis, tennis karate-do, volleyball.

Marketing

Mascots

Angkasawan, The astronaut, the official Mascot of the 2008 ASEAN University Games.

The official mascot of the games is an astronaut named "Angkasawan" with the nickname "A1". It is a symbol of dreams of university students especially athletes to achieve greater heights. The mascot is adorned with three colours of Malaysia national flag to represent its national identify which are blue, red, yellow. The logo on the astronaut's suit represents Malaysia as host of the Asean university games. The mascot is described as being friendly, smart, high spirit and strong.

The games

Medal Tally

      Host nation

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Malaysia (MAS)	90	78	47	215
2	Vietnam (VIE)	45	28	23	96
3	Thailand (THA)	31	29	59	119
4	Indonesia (INA)	28	52	48	128
5	Singapore (SIN)	18	16	39	73
6	Philippines (PHI)	8	12	21	41
7	Laos (LAO)	1	2	3	6
8	Timor-Leste (TLS)	0	1	9	10
9	Brunei (BRU)	0	0	2	2
10	Cambodia (CAM)	0	0	1	1
11	Myanmar (MYA)	0	0	0	0
Total		221	218	252	691

External links

• http://www.showbizjuice.info/2008/12/14th-asean-university-games-medal-count.html