The
2017 Southeast Asian Games was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event that took place
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This was the
sixth time that Malaysia hosted the games. Previously, it had also hosted the 1965, 1971,
1977 and 1989 editions of the games.
The
games were held from 19 to 30 August 2017, although several events had
commenced from 14 August 2017. Around 4646 athletes from 11 participating
nations participated at the Games, which featured 404 events in 38 sports.
Medals
The
medals of the games were designed by Royal Selangor, which is also the designer
company for the torch and the baton. The medals have subtle curved surfaces,
rims and edges, and are made of pewter with a disc of kempas wood integrated
into the design. They featured the Southeast Asian Games Federation logo on the
obverse, and the games logo on the reverse.
Mascot
The
official mascot of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games is an anthropomorphic Malayan
tiger named Rimau. It was unveiled on 14 November 2015, together with the
games' logo and theme. The mascot's name is not only a Malay word for Tiger,
but also an abbreviation of the games' core values, namely: Respect, Integrity,
Move, Attitude and Unity. He is described as a gracious, friendly, competitive
and athletic athlete.
Logo
The
logo of the 2017 Southeast Asian Games is an image of a Wau Bulan, a
crescent-shaped kite traditionally popular on the east coast of Peninsular
Malaysia. The combination of stripes and colours of the logo were derived from
the flags of all countries in Southeast Asia. A nationwide competition was held
to select the logo of the games which saw a total of 174 entries submitted for
the design competition. The Kuala Lumpur 2017 logo, made by combining
the games' logo with the logo of 2017 ASEAN Para Games is sometimes used by the
organisers to reflect the common relationship as parallel games of one another
with SEA Games being held for the able-bodied athletes and the ASEAN Para games
held for the disabled athletes.
Participating
nations
All
11 members of Southeast Asian Games Federation : Brunei, Cambodia,
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.
Sports
38
sports with 404 events in all for the Games were included in the final list
approved by the SEAGF on 14 July 2016 :
Medal table
Rank
|
NOC
|
Gold
|
Silver
|
Bronze
|
Total
|
1
|
144
|
91
|
86
|
322
|
|
2
|
71
|
84
|
88
|
243
|
|
3
|
59
|
49
|
60
|
168
|
|
4
|
58
|
58
|
72
|
188
|
|
5
|
38
|
63
|
90
|
191
|
|
6
|
24
|
34
|
63
|
121
|
|
7
|
7
|
10
|
20
|
37
|
|
8
|
3
|
2
|
12
|
17
|
|
9
|
2
|
3
|
21
|
26
|
|
10
|
0
|
5
|
9
|
14
|
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
|
406
|
399
|
524
|
1,329
|
