Chance for Malaysia to produce a template for future SEA Games

JUST slightly over a month ago, this scribe wrote on this column questioning Malaysia’s decision to snub the offer by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, arguing that it was indeed a missed opportunity.

Due to the rejection, this column had assumed Malaysia would channel its energy towards making the SEA Games 2027 a resounding success, under the heading “Are We A Nation Content With Staging Only The SEA Games?”.