Penglibatan Malaysia Dalam Sukan Komanwel
XVI Commonwealth GamesHost city, MalaysiaMottoBersama-sama Gemilangkannya(Together we'll glorify this moment)Nations participating69Athletes participating3638Events214 in 15 sports11 SeptemberClosing ceremony21 SeptemberOfficially opened byof MalaysiaOfficially closed byAthlete's OathMain venue, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThe 1998 Commonwealth Games (: Sukan Komanwel 1998), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16), was a multi-sport event held in, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedented facts in the history of the event. The 1998 games were the first held in an Asian country and the last of the 20th century. This was also the first time the games took place in a nation with a head of state other than the, and the first time the games were held in a country whose majority of the population did not have English as the first language. For the first time ever, the games included. The other bid from the 1998 games came from in Australia. Malaysia was the eighth nation to host the Commonwealth Games after Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, Wales, Jamaica and Scotland.
Around 3638 athletes from 69 Commonwealth member nations participated at the games which featured 214 events in 15 sports with 34 of them collected medals. Contents.Host selection was selected to stage the games at the General Assembly of the in, during the.
The 1998 Commonwealth Games (Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16), was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia sentiasa memberikan komitmen yang tinggi dalam penglibatan sebagai anggota Komanwel terutama menjelang akhir tahun 1980-an. Mesyuarat CHOGM diadakan dua tahun sekali bagi membincangkan isu-isu semasa antarabangsa yang berkaitan dengan negara-negara anggota. Sukan Komanwel adalah acara pelbagai jenis sukan.Dilangsungkan setiap empat tahun sekali,melibatkan atlet elit dari negara-negara Komanwel.Kehadiran Sukan Komanwel biasanya 5,000 atlet Commonwealth Games Federation(CGF) ialah organisasi yang bertanggungjawab untuk hala tuju dan kuasa Sukan Komanwel.
1998 Commonwealth Games Bidding ResultsCityCGA NameVotes4025Overview Opening ceremony The 16th Commonwealth Games opening ceremony took place on 11 September 1998 at 20:00 MST (UTC+08:00). During the ceremony, approximately 4,840 volunteers displayed coloured flip cards which depicted sporting images, flags of the Commonwealth nations and messages that heralded the first games in Asia in the 68 years since their inception.
The ceremony was preceded by a pre-show concert by Malaysian pop singers such as, and, performance by local comedian and 16 paratroopers who descended down the stadium.The ceremony began with the arrival of dignitaries including the Chairman of Commonwealth Games Federation Mr Michael Fennel, Prince Edward, Sultan of Brunei, Prime Minister, Dr, the Yang Dipertuan Agong and Malaysian minister of Youth and Sports Tan Sri. Kuala Lumpur skylineThe logo of the 1998 Commonwealth Games is an image of the of Malaysia, the (the ), the first games logo to introduce the colour yellow. (All previous logos had been red, white and blue to reflect the colours of the British.) The red, blue, white and yellow colours represents the colours of the Malaysian national flag and Malaysia as a confident, young, dynamic nation.
Sukan Komanwel 2019
The yellow pollens represent the six regions of the world that includes the 68 Commonwealth member nations.Mascot The official mascot of the 1998 Commonwealth Games is an named Wira (Malay for 'warrior' or 'hero'). It is said that the orangutan is the largest and probably the most intelligent primate in Asia which lives in the tropical rainforests of Malaysia. The adoption of orangutan as a games' mascot is to represent the friendly personality of Malaysia as the games' host as well as the charm, intelligence, and sporting ability of the participating athletes. Sports overview The host nation achieved its best-ever haul of ten gold medals which has since been surpassed by its achievement in the, where Malaysia won twelve gold medals.The 16th Commonwealth Games host newly introduced team sports of, and and individuals sports of and, while of athletics, badminton, cycling, gymnastics, shooting, swimming and to make a total of 15 sports contested.In front of 20,000 fans at the, rugby sevens in particular were an enormous success with New Zealand collecting its 100th medal with a 21–12 win over plucky, (the reigning world champions). Man of the match was the giant who had worked tirelessly during the 10-minutes-each-way final.Led by veteran star, Australia took the bronze beating 33–12.In the squash event many had anticipated a close match between and who had both comfortably won their respective semi-finals. Fitz-Gerald had won the previous two years' and Martin the three prior to that and so it was with some surprise to many that Martin took the gold in three straight sets 9–0, 9–6, 9–5. Fitz-Gerald did avenge this defeat in the final of the world championship later that year, in what many people regard as the greatest women's final ever, coming back from 8–2 down in the fifth to retain her title.Martin also teamed up with to take the Commonwealth mixed doubles gold.took five of the six available gold medals in the only being beaten into second place in the team event in the hosts took gold.
Closing ceremony The closing ceremony took place on 21 September 1998 at 20:00 MST (UTC+08:00). The attendees of the ceremony included, Prime Minister and his wife, Commonwealth Games federation president (CGF), Michael Fennel; Commonwealth of Nations Secretary-general Chief; Minister of youth and sports Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Executive Chairman of Sukom Ninety Eight Berhad, Tan Sri Hashim Mohd. Ali.The ceremony began with Queen Elizabeth and King Ja'afar's arrival in a limousine, for inspection of guards of honour of the Royal Malay Regiment. The British national anthem God Save The Queen was played followed by Malaysia's national anthem Negaraku. Leopex Sporting Goods. Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad. Aramas Utama Holdings.
Extol Corporation. Electcoms. Goldtronics. Grace Distribution.
Permanis. Macroworld. NetCard Corporation.
P.K. Electronics. Selvex.
Sema Group. Teknologi Ikram. Konsortium Perkapalan Berhad.
TH Alliance Asia Pacific. Antah Group. Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad. Island & Peninsular Berhad. Sungei Way Group.
Tourism Publications Corporation.Calendar. ^ Roper, Alexander. Retrieved 30 September 2013. Jones, Terry (12 September 1998). Retrieved 18 August 2016.
Archived from on 16 October 2016. Archived from on 16 October 2016. Official website. Archived from on 15 February 2013.
Penglibatan Malaysia Dalam Sukan Komanwel
Retrieved 3 October 2012. (PDF). Archived from on 4 May 1999. Retrieved 22 February 2019. Archived from on 22 December 2005. Retrieved 22 February 2019.External links.Preceded byKuala LumpurXVI Commonwealth GamesSucceeded.