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XIV ASEAN University Games
MottoTogether We Reach for the Stars
Events219 in 21 sports
Main venueBukit Jalil National Stadium
Website2008 ASEAN University Games

The 2008 ASEAN University Games, officially known as the 14th ASEAN University Games, was a Southeast Asian university multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 21 December 2008.[1][2] This was the third time Malaysia hosted the games, and its first time since 1993. Previously, it also hosted the games for the first time in 1984.

Around 1789 athletes participated at the event which featured 219 events in 21 sports. It was opened by Prime Minister of Malaysia Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium.

The final medal tally was led by host Malaysia, followed by Vietnam and Thailand. Several games and national records were broken during the games. The games were deemed generally successful with the rising standards of university sports competition amongst the Southeast Asian nations.

Development and preparation

The Organising Committee of the 14th ASEAN University Games was formed to oversee the staging of the games.

Venues

The 14th ASEAN University Games had 23 venues for the games, 8 in Kuala Lumpur, 14 in Selangor and 1 in Negeri Sembilan.

State Competition Venue Sports
Kuala Lumpur National Sports Complex, Malaysia
Bukit Jalil National Stadium Athletics, Opening and closing ceremony
National Aquatic Center, Bukit Jalil Swimming
Family Park Volleyball (Beach)
National Hockey Stadium Hockey
Others
Bukit Kiara Sports Complex Netball
Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium Badminton
MABA Stadium Basketball
University of Malaya Pencak silat
Selangor National University of Malaysia
Danau Golf Club Golf
Tun Abdul Razak Chancellor Hall Karate
Squash Complex Squash
Gemilang Hall Table tennis
Universiti Teknologi MARA
Stadium Rugby sevens
Sports complex Sepak takraw
Others
Universiti Putra Malaysia Archery
Petronas Stadium Bangi Football (group)
Maybank Stadium Bangi Football (Finals, semi-finals, group)
Panasonic Sport Complex Shah Alam Futsal
Bayuemas Lawn Bowls Indoor Stadium Lawn bowls
Subang National Shooting Range Shooting
Sunway Pyramid Bowling
Shah Alam City Council Hall Volleyball (Indoor)
Negeri Sembilan Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia Taekwondo

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Marketing

A1 Angkasawan, the astronaut, the official mascot of the games.

The logo of the 2008 ASEAN University Games is an image of a red brush stroke human figure which represents high spirit, glory, victory, power and strength and the stars on the logo represents the targets and the ambitions of the ASEAN University Games athletes. The font use for the logo, a mixture of century gothic and trajan, represents the ASEAN University Games being an event that has a variety of formal and informal agendas, while the font’s stair-like arrangement represents the desire to achieve success. Meanwhile, the colours used for the font (blue, red, white and yellow) which are also the colours of the Malaysian flag, represent Malaysia as the games' host and also the ASEAN region.[5]

Mascot

The mascot of the 2008 ASEAN University Games is A1 Angkasawan, the astronaut which is described as friendly, smart, high spirit and strong. The use of an astronaut as the event’s mascot was to remind people about Malaysia’s achievement as the first ASEAN member country that sends an astronaut to space back in 2007. The mortar board of the mascot represents the academic excellent and the participation of university students as athletes of the games. The logo on the chest represents the sportsmanship spirit of the athletes participating at the 14th ASEAN University Games. The colours, blue, red, white and yellow represents Malaysia as the host of the games, with the colour blue also represents the symbol of excellence in hosting the games. Overall, the mascot represents the determination of participating athletes to achieve their respective dreams.[6]

The games

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was held on 11 December 2008 at 20:00 (MST) at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in which the games was opened by Prime Minister of Malaysia Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.[7]

Closing ceremony

The closing ceremony was held on 21 December 2008 at 20:00 (MST) at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in which Mohamed Khaled Nordin, the Minister of Higher Education of Malaysia closed the games.

Participating nations

Sports

Calendar

OC Opening ceremony ● Event competitions 1 Gold medal events CC Closing ceremony
December 11
Thu 		12
Fri 		13
Sat 		14
Sun 		15
Mon 		16
Tue 		17
Wed 		18
Thu 		19
Fri 		20
Sat 		21
Sun 		Events
Ceremonies OC CC —
Archery ● ● 4 4 8
Athletics 6 12 9 12 39
Badminton ● ● 2 ● ● 5 7
Basketball ● ● ● ● 1 1
Bowling 2 2 1 2 2 4 13
Football ● ● ● ● 1 1
Futsal ● ● ● ● 1 1
Golf ● ● ● 4 4
Hockey ● ● ● ● 1 1
Karate 6 6 7 19
Lawn bowls ● ● ● 2 4 4 10
Netball ● ● ● 1 1
Pencak silat ● 2 4 ● 12 18
Rugby sevens ● ● 1 1
Sepak takraw ● 1 ● ● 1 1 3
Shooting 4 6 6 6 2 24
Squash ● ● 2 1 3
Swimming 10 8 10 10 38
Table tennis ● ● 3 2 ● 2 7
Taekwondo 6 6 4 16
Volleyball ● ● ● ● ● 4 4
Daily medal events 2 5 11 28 49 59 45 20 0 219
Cumulative total 2 7 18 46 95 154 199 219 219
December 11
Thu 		12
Fru 		13
Sat 		14
Sun 		15
Mon 		16
Tue 		17
Wed 		18
Thu 		19
Fri 		20
Sat 		21
Sun 		Events


Medal table

A total of 693 medals comprising 222 Gold medals, 219 Silver medals and 252 Bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The host Malaysia's performance was their best overall at that time, and emerged as overall champion of the games.[8][9][10]

Key

  *   Host nation (Malaysia)

  *   Host nation (Malaysia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Malaysia (MAS)*907947216
2 Vietnam (VIE)45282396
3 Thailand (THA)322959120
4 Indonesia (INA)285248128
5 Singapore (SIN)18163973
6 Philippines (PHI)8122141
7 Laos (LAO)1236
8 East Timor (TLS)01910
9 Brunei (BRU)0022
10 Cambodia (CAM)0011
Totals (10 entries)222219252693

References

  1. ^ "Accreditation In Conjunction With The 14th ASEAN University Games (AUG) 2008 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia".
  2. ^ "14th ASEAN University Games Medal Count (Tally) excluding football final medals".
  3. ^ "Venue". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Official Website". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Logo". Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Mascot". Archived from the original on 2008-12-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Asean University Contingents Arrive".
  8. ^ "Medal table". Archived from the original on 2008-12-30. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "Malaysia is AUG 2008 champion".
  10. ^ "Malaysia Crowned ASEAN University Games Champion".
Preceded by ASEAN University Games
Kuala Lumpur
XIV ASEAN University Games (2008) 		Succeeded by
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