The 2026 Sukma Games (), officially known as the XXII Sukma Games () and also known as Selangor 2026 was a national multi-sport event that took place in the state of Selangor from 15 to 24 August 2026, although track cycling was held in Nilai, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. This was Selangor's second time to host the Sukma Games, having previously done so in 1998.
Host selection On 18 July 2024, Selangor offered itself to take the place of the National Sports Council as it already had adequate facilities in place, and were chosen as host during the supreme committee meeting in Kuala Lumpur. This host selection was based on the new rotation system agreed between National Sports Council and the individual State Sports Councils on 17 March 2023.
Development and preparations
A total of RM100 million out of the RM203 million in budget were originally allocated by the state government for the games. However, due to tight economic conditions resulted mainly from the Middle East conflicts, the state government reduced the cost by 67 percent to just RM50 million, mainly involving the opening and closing ceremonies that were eventually held at modest scale. Plans to hold the opening ceremony at the Sepang International Circuit on a grand scale had also been scrapped, and instead it was held at Shah Alam Independence Square in Shah Alam City Centre. Additionally, the number of volunteers were reduced from more than 30,000 to fewer than 5,000, although their allowances remained unchanged. Nearly RM8 million secured via corporate sponsorships and the youth and sports ministry provided an estimated RM1.75 million to ensure the smooth organisation of the games.
Unlike previous Sukma Editions, there were no designated Games Village for the event. Instead, a total of 471 accommodations and 15 university hostels across the state will also be used by the contingents, to create economic opportunities for hotel operators, homestay providers and local businesses. Each participating athletes are also given RM100 subsidies per day.
68 catering companies were also hired to provide food for officials and athletes throughout the Games period, while 12 companies will be providing transportations for officials and athletes and other participants.
Venues
City Competition Venue Sports Petaling District ClusterShah Alam Shah Alam Independence Square Opening ceremony Aneka Walk Closing ceremony Selangor Aquatics Centre Aquatics (Diving, Swimming, Water Polo) Setia City Convention Centre, Hall 1 and 2 Badminton UiTM Stadium Football (Men) UiTM Sports Centre Hall Fencing Youth and Sports Complex (KOMBES) Futsal (Men, Women) Sportiza Batu Tiga Futsal (Women) MBSA Tanjung Grand Hall, Section 19 Volleyball (Indoor) MBSA Section 4 Volleyball Hall Volleyball (Indoor) MBSA Section 19 Beach Volleyball Court Volleyball (Beach) Glenmarie Golf Club Golf Ideal Convention Centre Shah Alam Judo, Karate, Taekwondo, WushuPetaling Jaya MBPJ Extreme Park Cycling (BMX) Petaling Jaya Stadium Football (Men) MBPJ Hockey Stadium Field Hockey (Women) National Shooting Range, Subang Shooting MBPJ Pavillion Sports Complex Squash Kelana Jaya Sports Complex Tennis SSDC Sports Complex TennisSubang Jaya MBSJ Stadium, Serdang Jaya Kabaddi, Silambam Selangor Turf Club Cricket (Men) MBSJ Arena, Puchong Sepak Takraw Sunway Megalanes, Sunway Pyramid Bowling University of Putra Malaysia Stadium Athletics (Track and Field) Klang District ClusterKlang Bukit Tinggi Basketball Court 2 Basketball (5×5 and 3×3) Bayuemas Lawn Bowls Complex Lawn Bowls Pandamaran Hockey Stadium Field hockey (Men and Women) Bayuemas Cricket Oval Cricket (Men) KSL Esplanade Mall Muay Thai MBDK Hall, Bukit Raja Table tennis Sultan Suleiman Field Rugby sevens Sepang District ClusterSepang Bagan Lalang Route Cycling (Road) Bandar Baru Stadium, Salak Tinggi Football (Men) Gombak District ClusterSelayang Selayang Municipal Council Stadium Football (Women)Ampang Jaya MPAJ Convention Centre E-sports Hulu Langat District ClusterKajang National Review Institute Archery Seri Cempaka Community Hall, Saujana Impian Weightlifting National University of Malaysia Stadium Football (Men) Tun Abdul Razak Chancellory Hall, National University of Malaysia Gymnastics (Artistic and Rhythmic) National University of Malaysia Cricket Oval Cricket (Men and Women) National University of Malaysia Softball Field Softball Tun Abdullah Mohd Salleh Hall, National University of Malaysia Boxing Seri Saujana Hall, Universiti Tenaga Nasional Pencak silat Kuala Langat District ClusterKuala Langat Batu Laut Sailing Training Centre Sailing Hulu Selangor District ClusterKuala Kubu Bharu Hulu Selangor Municipal Council Stadium Football (Women) Kuala Selangor District ClusterKuala Selangor Agro Park Farmers Valley Cycling (Mountain biking) Kuala Selangor Indoor Stadium Netball Kuala Selangor Petanque Arena Petanque Sabak Bernam District ClusterSabak Bernam Seri Bernam Hall Chess Seremban District, Negeri Sembilan (Outside Selangor)Seremban Velodrom Nasional Malaysia, Nilai Cycling (Track cycling)
Torch relay From 10 May until 9 August, the Games torch travelled across 12 municipalities in Selangor, spanning a total of 92 days or 13 weeks.
No. Venue City, District Date 1 Shah Alam Independence Square Shah Alam, Petaling 10 May 2026 2 Laman Seni Safari Klang, Klang 24 May 2026 3 Malawati Square Kuala Selangor, Kuala Selangor 6 June 2026 4 Bagan Terap Square Sabak Bernam, Sabak Bernam 14 June 2026 5 Town Heritage Square Kuala Kubu Bharu, Hulu Selangor 21 June 2026 6 Selayang Municipal Council Stadium Selayang, Gombak 27 June 2026 7 MPAJ Convention Centre Ampang Jaya, Gombak 5 July 2026 8 Kajang Square/Kajang Stadium Kajang, Kajang 12 July 2026 9 MBSJ Arena Subang Jaya, Petaling 19 July 2026 10 Laman MBPJ Petaling Jaya, Petaling 26 July 2026 11 Batu Laut Beach Kuala Langat, Kuala Langat 2 August 2026 12 D'Pulze Cyberjaya Cyberjaya, Sepang 9 August 2026
Marketing
The official logo, motto and mascots were unveiled at the Crown Prince Musa Hall () in Shah Alam during the 1-year countdown celebration on 15 August 2025.
Logo
The design of the Games logo resembles a stylised torch with flame in the Colours of the Selangor State Flag, red and yellow; and the torch body that consists of the roman number XXII (22) in black, symbolising Selangor as the host of the 22nd Sukma Games and the spirit of Sportsmanship.
Mascots
A couple of male and female White-bellied sea eagle (or Helang Laut Putih in Malay; later named Sakti and Seri respectively) were unveiled as mascots to represent strength and the spirit of youth, as well as maturity and high spirit and potential. They are mostly white in appearance with brown upperparts and wearing sports attire that consists of the colours of Selangor Flag red, yellow and white. The introduction of male and female mascot designs symbolises the Games emphasise on unity and inclusivity and athlete synergy.
Separately, Sakti (Male) represents bravery, extraordinary power, and an unbreakable fighting spirit, while Seri (female) symbolising excellence, elegance, confidence, and agility.
Motto and Theme Song
The motto for the Games "Rentak Kita, Aksi Kita" (Our Rhythm, Our Action) was chosen to symbolise the spirit of unity and the resolution to achieve sporting excellence. On 6 June 2026, an eponymous theme song sung by Azlan & Typewriter and Balan Kash was unveiled alongside the names of the mascot during the third torch relay stop at Malawati Square in Kuala Selangor.
Medal design
The 2026 SUKMA Games medals featured the torch flame logo, the mascots and the state map of Selangor (with nine districts) on the obverse side. The name of the event as well as the motto are also carved on the periphery of the medal. The reverse side featured 25 stars, the state flower Bunga Tanjung Pecah Sembilan or nine-petalled bulletwood flower (Mimusops elengi) and the state mosque – Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Mosque.
Corporate sponsorship Sponsors of the 2026 SUKMA and Para SUKMA GamesPartners
Teto Engineering (Supporting) Siara TV (Official broadcaster)Platinum sponsors
Menteri Besar Incorporated Selangor State Development Corporation Permodalan Negeri Selangor Berhad Selangor Agricultural Development Corporation Milo MalaysiaGold sponsors
Koridor Utiliti Selangor InfraSel Ideal Convention Centre MESUMA Marathon Setia City Convention CentreSilver sponsors
Yonex Sunrise AirbnbBronze sponsors
KDEB Waste Management 100plus Innotex Wyndham Acmar Klang Shah Alam Convention Centre Molten Malaysia
The Games
Participating teams
Participating State Sports Councils (686) (522) (594) (530) (562) (743) (691) (800) (385) (748) (791) (host) (865) (612) (825) (53)
Number of athletes by State Sports Council StateAthletes 1 865 2 825 3 800 4 791 5 748 6 743 7 691 8 686 9 612 10 594 11 562 12 530 13 522 14 385 15 53
Sports
The SUKMA 2026 Supreme Special Committee had initially listed 474 events across 46 disciplines in 37 sports. But due to insufficient participation and entry requirements from states, five Artistic Swimming events were dropped from the final event list.
Aquatics
Basketball (2) 3×3 basketball (2)
BMX racing (4) Mountain biking (4) Road (10) Track (10)
Football (2) Futsal (2)
Artistic (14) Rhythmic (3)
Volleyball (2) Beach volleyball (2)
Calendar
Medal table
468 medal sets on offer Gold Medal ties in Artistic Gymnastics (no silver medal awarded) Men's Horizontal bar (+1) Men's Parallel Bars (+1) Men's Rings (+1) Men's Floor Exercise (+1) Men's Individual All-Around (+1) Gold Medal tie in Silambam (no silver medal awarded) Women's Individual Thanithiramai Silambam Stick (+1) Silver Medal tie in Silambam (no bronze medal awarded) Men's Individual Thanithiramai Silambam Stick (+1) Bronze Medal tie in Artistic Gymnastics Men's Horizontal bar (+1) Men's Parallel Bars (+2) Men's Rings (+1) Women's Floor Exercise (+1) Women's Individual All-Around (+1) Two Bronze medals awarded in Boxing (+11), Judo (+13), Karate (+15), Muay Thai (+12), Pencak Silat (+28), Silambam (+8), Taekwondo (+16) and Wushu (+8)
Medals distributed by sport No.Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Ref 1 Aquatics Diving 12 12 12 36 Swimming 41 41 41 123 Water polo 2 2 2 6 2 Archery 14 14 14 42 3 Athletics 47 47 47 141 4 Badminton 7 7 7 21 5 Basketball Basketball 2 2 2 6 3x3 basketball 2 2 2 6 6 Bowling 11 11 11 33 7 Boxing 11 11 22 44 8 Chess 10 10 10 30 9 Cricket 3 3 3 9 10 Cycling BMX racing 4 4 4 12 Mountain biking 4 4 4 12 Road 10 10 10 30 Track 10 10 10 30 11 Esports 13 13 13 39 12 Fencing 12 12 12 36 13 Field hockey 2 2 2 6 14 Football Football 2 2 2 6 Futsal 2 2 2 6 15 Golf 4 4 4 12 16 Gymnastics Artistic 19 9 20 48 Rhythmic 3 3 3 9 17 Judo 13 13 26 52 18 Kabaddi 2 2 2 6 19 Karate 15 15 30 60 20 Lawn bowls 9 9 9 27 21 Muay Thai 12 12 24 48 22 Netball 1 1 1 3 23 Pencak silat 28 28 56 112 24 Petanque 7 7 7 21 25 Rugby sevens 2 2 2 6 26 Sailing 10 10 10 30 27 Sepak takraw 8 8 8 24 28 Shooting 27 27 27 81 29 Silambam 15 14 21 50 30 Softball 2 2 2 6 31 Squash 4 4 4 12 32 Table tennis 7 7 7 21 33 Taekwondo 16 16 32 64 34 Tennis 7 7 7 21 35 Volleyball Volleyball 2 2 2 6 Beach volleyball 2 2 2 6 36 Weightlifting 16 16 16 48 37 Wushu 20 20 28 68
National, Games and Meet Records
No.Sport National Record (NR) Sukma Record (SR) Games Record (GR) Meet Record (MR) Ref 1 Aquatics Swimming 2 0 0 12 2Archery 0 5 0 0 3Athletics 0 0 0 10 4 Cycling Track 2 0 0 0 5Shooting 0 0 6 0
Concerns and controversies
Before the Games University athletics track quality issues Concerns regarding the University of Putra Malaysia (UPM) Stadium track in Serdang, Subang Jaya, Selangor had faced intense scrutiny prior to the games. On 18 June 2026, athletics officials warned that the Stadium's newly laid Beynon track already appeared worn out, making it poorly optimised for high-level multi-contingent tournaments.
During the Games