2001 Southeast Asian Games

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

Kuala Lumpur

Selangor

Johor

Negeri Sembilan

Penang

2001 Southeast Asian Games host states

Venues

The 21st Southeast Asian Games had 38 venues for the games. 18 in Kuala Lumpur, 10 in Selangor, 4 in Johor and 3 each in Negeri Sembilan and Penang respectively.

Kuala Lumpur	National Sports Complex
State	Competition Venue	Sports
	Bukit Jalil National Stadium	Opening and Closing ceremonies, Track and Field
	National Aquatic Centre	Swimming, Synchronised Swimming
	Gymnasium I, Bukit Jalil	Billiards and snooker
	Putra Indoor Stadium	Gymnastics
	Malaysia National Hockey Stadium	Hockey
	Other
	National Sports Council Sports Complex, Taman Keramat	Petanque
	Kuala Lumpur City Hall Swimming Complex	Water polo
	Bukit Kiara Sports Complex	Netball, Lawn bowls
	Kuala Lumpur Velodrome	Track Cycling
	Titiwangsa Stadium	Sepak takraw
	Malaysia Basketball Association Stadium	Basketball
	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium	Volleyball
	Malaysian Public Works Department headquarters	Fencing
	Tenaga National Sports Complex	Table tennis
	Merdeka Square	Marathon
	Titiwangsa Lake Garden	Racewalking
	Jalan Duta Tennis Complex	Tennis
	Cheras Football Stadium	Football (women)
Selangor	Malawati Stadium	Badminton
	Sungai Buloh Rubber Research Institute	Mountain Bike
	Petaling Jaya City Council Stadium	Football (men)
	Selangor Turf Club	Show jumping, Dressage
	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Cross-country equestrianism
	Sepang-Quarantin and Sungai Labu Estate	Equestrian Endurance
	Sungai Long Golf and Country Club	Golf
	Universiti Tenaga Nasional	Karate
	PMKM Shooting Range	Shooting
	Batu Dam	Rowing
Johor	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	Bandar Baru Nilai	Mass start, Individual time trial
	Admiral Marina and Leisure Club	Sailing
	Paroi Centre Club Sports Centre	Boxing
Penang	Mega Lanes Bowling Centre, Prai	Bowling
	Bukit Dumbar Squash Centre	Squash
	Penang International Sports Arena	Wushu, Judo

Torch relay

The 21st SEA Games torch relay ran from 10 March 2001 to 8 September 2001, covering a distance of 7,884 km. The run began in Labuan followed by Sabah and Sarawak. In the peninsular, it started in Langkawi and passed through 12 states before it ended in Kuala Lumpur. The last leg of the run covered approximately 15 km, from Merdeka Square to Bukit Jalil National Stadium.^[1]

Marketing

Logo and mascot

Si Tumas, the squirrel, the official mascot

The logo of the 2001 Southeast Asian Games is an image of 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 of 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.^[2]

The official mascot of the 2001 Southeast Asian Games is a squirrel named Si Tumas, short form for Tupai Emas (Golden squirrel). It is said 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.^[3]

Songs

The theme song of the games is "In Glory We Celebrate (The SEA Games - 2001)", composed by Helen Yap from Magic Nova Productions with lyrics written in English by Tom Leng and lyrics written in Malay by Loloq, and was sung by Lynn Ali.^[4]^[5]^[6] A campaign song of the games was composed by Jaafar Abdul Rahman Idris with lyrics written by Dato Mokhzani Ismail and was sung by Adibah Noor.^[7]

The games

Opening ceremony

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 King Salahuddin proclaimed: “Let the Games begin”, giving the cue for a 10-gun salute. 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.^[8]

Malaysia's fourth Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad and his wife Dr. Siti Hasmah, riding in an open top army 4WD, waving to the crowd and 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 welcome greetings in their national language, such as Minga la bar (for the Myanmar team) and Mabuhay (for the team from the Philippines). The Singapore contingent marched in with two banners which read 'Team Singapore mengucapkan tahniah kepada Malaysia atas kejayaan menganjurkan Sukan SEA ke-21' (Team Singapore congratulated Malaysia on the success of hosting the 21st SEA Games).^[9] 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.^[10]

Participating nations

Brunei (147)
Cambodia (92)
Indonesia (593)
Laos (134)

Malaysia (673)
Myanmar (359)
Philippines (542)
Singapore (497)

Thailand (697)
Vietnam (431)

Sports

Aquatics
- Diving (8) ()
- Swimming (32) ()
- Synchronized swimming (2) ()
- Water polo (1) ()
Archery (4) ()
Athletics (46) ()
Badminton (7) ()
Basketball (2) ()
Bowling (12) ()
Boxing (11) ()
Cue sports (10) ()
Cycling (20) ()
Equestrian (7) ()
Fencing (5) ()

Football (2) ()
Golf (4) ()
Gymnastics (20) ()
Hockey (2) ()
Judo (14) ()
Karate (19) ()
Lawn bowls (6) ()
Netball (1) ()
Pencak silat (21) ()
Pétanque (6) ()
Rowing (8) ()

Sailing (13) ()
Sepak takraw (3) ()
Shooting (36) ()
Squash (4) ()
Table tennis (7) ()
Taekwondo (16) ()
Tennis (7) ()
Volleyball (2) ()
Weightlifting (13) ()
Wushu (20) ()

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 bowls												●	●	●	2	4		6
Netball										●	●	●		1				1
Pencak silat											●	3	8	10				21
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	30	37	63	55	48	53	52	37	3	391
Cumulative total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	43	80	143	198	246	299	351	388	391	391
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

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.^[11]

Key

* Host nation (Malaysia)

2001 Southeast Asian Games medal table
Rank	NOC	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 (10 NOCs)		392	390	498	1280

References

↑ "SEA Games torch passes through Klang Valley". New Straits Times. 24 August 2001. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
↑ "Logo at the Official Website of the Games". 7 December 2001. Archived from the original on 7 December 2001. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
↑ "Mascot at the Official Website of the Games". 7 December 2001. Archived from the original on 7 December 2001. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
↑ "Lagu tema Sukan SEA dilancar". 1 June 2001. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
↑ "Theme Song at the Official Website of the Games". 7 December 2001. Archived from the original on 11 December 2001. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
↑ "Theme Song at the Official Website of the Games Malay Version". 7 December 2001. Archived from the original on 23 November 2001. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
↑ "Campaign Song at the Official Website of the Games Malay Version". 7 December 2001. Archived from the original on 23 November 2001. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
↑ "Sukan SEA Alaf Baru Bermula Penuh Gilang-Gemilang" (PDF). Bernama. 8 September 2001. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
↑ "ASEAN solidarity prevails despite trying conditions". New Straits Times. Kuala Lumpur. 9 September 2001. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
↑ http://properties.d-choice.com/traditionaloffice/sportcomp.htm
↑ "Official Medal Tally of the games". Official Website. 3 December 2001. Archived from the original on 3 December 2001. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

External links

"2001 Southeast Asian Games Official Website". Archived from the original on 7 December 2001.
Unofficial games site

Preceded by 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam	Southeast Asian Games	Succeeded by 2003 Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Events at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games (Kuala Lumpur)

Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Bowling Boxing Cue sports Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Football Golf Gymnastics Hockey Judo Karate Lawn bowls Netball Pencak Silat Petanque Rowing Sailing Sepak Takraw Shooting Squash Swimming Synchronized swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wushu

Southeast Asian Games¹

Host cities Mascots Medal tables Medalists Sports

Games	Bangkok 1959 Yangon 1961 ~~Phnom Penh 1963~~² Kuala Lumpur 1965 Bangkok 1967 Yangon 1969 Kuala Lumpur 1971 Singapore 1973 Bangkok 1975 Kuala Lumpur 1977 Jakarta 1979 Manila 1981 Singapore 1983 Bangkok 1985 Jakarta 1987 Kuala Lumpur 1989 Manila 1991 Singapore 1993 Chiang Mai 1995 Jakarta 1997 Bandar Seri Begawan 1999 Kuala Lumpur 2001 Hanoi–Ho Chi Minh City 2003 Manila 2005 Nakhon Ratchasima 2007 Vientiane 2009 Jakarta–Palembang 2011 Naypyidaw 2013 Singapore 2015 Kuala Lumpur 2017 Davao City 2019 Hanoi 2021 Phnom Penh 2023 Thailand 2025

¹ formerly known as Southeast Asian Peninsular Games from 1959 until 1975. ² Cancelled due to hosting issues and due to the Vietnam War. ASEAN Para Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN School Games ASEAN Civil Service Games

Events of the Olympic Council of Asia

Continental	Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games

Regional	Central Asian Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games

Defunct	East Asian Games Afro-Asian Games² Asian Indoor Games¹ Asian Martial Arts Games¹

¹ Merged to form Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.² Inter-continental event involving Asia and Africa.

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