2008 ASEAN University Games

14th ASEAN University Games

Host city

Kuala Lumpur

Country

Malaysia

Nations participating

Debuting countries

Athletes participating

1,789

Events

Opening ceremony

11 December 2008

Closing ceremony

21 December 2008

Officially opened by

Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu

Main venue

Bukit Jalil National Stadium

< 2006	2010 >

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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

References

↑ www.nationalradio.com/ugames.shtml
↑ Official Website: Archived Through Wayback Machine.

External links

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

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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