MALAYSIA has been chosen to host the 34th SEA Games in 2027, said the SEA Games Federation (SEAGF).
According to Bernama, the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria said that the decision was agreed upon unanimously at the SEAGF Council meeting held today (May 12).
“We would like to thank the SEAGF Council for the trust and belief in OCM to host the SEA Games,” commented Mohamad Norza in a statement.
“The OCM will make an appointment to inform Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu officially upon return to Malaysia.”
This will be the seventh time Malaysia hosts the SEA Games after having hosted the biennial Games in 1965, 1971, 1977, 1989, 2001 and 2017.
OCM last year had expressed interest to host the 2027 Games following Brunei’s withdrawal.
The 31st SEA Games, delayed by COVID-19 pandemic, is currently being hosted in Hanoi. The opening ceremony is tonight and the Games is scheduled to end on May 25.
Cambodia is set to host the biennial Games for the first time ever from May 5-16 next year, while Thailand will be hosting the Games in 2025. – May 12, 2022
