Bersama-sama Gemilangkannya (Together we'll glorify this moment)
Nations
70
Athletes
3638
Events
214 in 15 sports
Opening
11 September 1998
Closing
21 September 1998
Opened by
Tuanku Jaafar King of Malaysia
Closed by
Elizabeth II
Athlete's Oath
Shalin Zulkifli
Queen's Baton Final Runner
Koh Eng Tong
Anthem
Forever as One (Roy)
Main venue
Bukit Jalil National Stadium
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The 1998 Commonwealth Games (Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16), was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 1998 games were the first held in an Asian country and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th century. For the first time ever, the games included team sports. The other bid from the 1998 games came from Adelaide in Australia.[1] Malaysia was the eighth nation to host the Commonwealth Games after Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, Wales, Jamaica and Scotland. Around 3638 athletes from 70 Commonwealth member nations participated at the games which featured 214 events in 15 sports with 34 of them collected medals.[2]
^Roper, Alexander. "The Bidding Games: The Games Behind Malaysia's Commonwealth Games". Academia.edu. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
^"Kuala Lumpur 1998". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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