2027 SEA Games is on with Sabah, Sarawak and Penang co-hosting


Top-notch facilities: Perak’s Mohd Shah Sholihin Azshar in action in the boys’ triple jump final event during the Malaysia Games (Sukma) at the Sarawak Stadium. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The government have accepted the South-East Asian (SEA) Games Federation’s offer for Malaysia to host the 2027 SEA Games.

The Youth and Sports Ministry, in a statement yesterday, said the Cabinet approved the decision after taking into account Sarawak, Sabah and Penang’s willingness to use their respective budgets to co-host the biennial multi-sport Games.

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