Malaysia Deaf Games

Malaysia Deaf Games
Occur every	Biannual
First event	1985
Purpose	National multi-sport event in Malaysia for disabled athletes
Last event	2016 Malaysia Deaf Games in Kuching, Sarawak

The Malaysia Deaf Games (Malay: Sukan Orang Pekak Malaysia), also known as the deaf athletes Sukma Games is a biannual national sports meet in Malaysia, patterned after the Deaflympic Games. The games is organized by Malaysia Deaf Sports Association under the supervision of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and National Sports Council of Malaysia. Deaf athletes of this games from all states of Malaysia participate in these Games.

This event is often viewed as a high end national level competition for the deaf and is usually referred to as the "Malaysian Deaflympics". The first Games was held in 1985 in Kuala Lumpur. Participants of the event are picked from pool of possible strong disabled athletes for each respective state and are usually extremely proficient and skilled in their own respective disciplines. Malaysia Deaf Games. From 1985 to 1989, the games were held annually and were known as the Inter-club Deaf Games, abbreviated as KSAKP (Malay:Kejohanan Sukan Antara Kelab-Kelab Pekak). Due to high demand of participation Deaf Sports Association from across the country, the games was then rebranded as the National Deaf Games, abbreviated as SKOP (Sukan Kebangsaan Orang Pekak) and was held annually from 1990 to 1993.^[1] Begins 1993 National Deaf Games onwards, the national deaf games was held once every two years. In 2002, the National Deaf Games was renamed as the Malaysia Deaf Games but retain the SKOP abbreviation. It was not until 2009 when the Malaysia Deaf Games uses the abbreviation SOPMA. Begins 2016 onwards, the Malaysia Deaf Games are held at the venue where the Sukma Games last held.

Participating states

Federal Territory  Johor  Kedah  Kelantan

Malacca  Negeri Sembilan  Pahang  Perak

Perlis  Penang  Sabah  Sarawak

Selangor  Terengganu  Singapore  Brunei

Sports

Athletics Badminton Tenpin Bowling

Netball Association Football Futsal

Editions

18th

19th

20th

Host cities of the games through 2016

Edition	Year	Hosts	Main Stadium	Start Date	End Date	Sports	Events	Contingents	Competitors	Champion
XVIII	2014	Malacca	Hang Tuah Stadium, Malacca	15 June	19 June	6	37	16		Sabah
XIX	2016	Sarawak	Kuching South City Council Stadium, Kuching	30 September	6 October	4	44	12		Federal Territory
XX	2018	Perak	Future event

See also

• Sukma Games
• Malaysia Para Games

References

1. "Introduction to SOPMA".

External links

• SOPMA XVIII Melaka