Kuala Lumpur, 7 December 2025 – Malaysia has begun planning for SEA Games 34, scheduled for September 2027, with 38 official sports expected to be featured across four host locations: Sarawak, Penang, Johor, and Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysia is gearing up to host the 34th Southeast Asian Games in September 2027, marking the nation’s return as the organiser after a decade since Kuala Lumpur 2017. According to initial information, the official competition programme is expected to take place from 18 to 29 September 2027, with events held in Sarawak, Penang, Johor, and the capital Kuala Lumpur. However, the final list of official sports will still require further discussion before being confirmed.
At this stage, the host nation has proposed a lineup of 38 official sports for SEA Games 34. The expected sports include aquatics, weightlifting, basketball, bowling, lawn bowls, esports, gymnastics, golf, cricket, archery, shooting, muay Thai, pétanque, squash, taekwondo, tennis, wushu, sepak takraw, billiards & snooker, judo, boxing, table tennis, floorball, football, badminton, cycling, volleyball, netball, equestrian dressage, hockey, karate, fencing, skating, athletics, pencak silat, sailing, rugby and water skiing.
Malaysia’s most recent hosting experience came at SEA Games 29 in 2017, when Kuala Lumpur staged 404 events across 38 sports. That edition was widely praised for its organisation, infrastructure and competitive quality.
While Malaysia prepares for SEA Games 34, all 11 Southeast Asian nations are currently in Thailand for SEA Games 33, taking place from 9 to 20 December 2025 in Bangkok and Chonburi. SEA Games 33 features a significantly larger programme, with 50 official sports and one special sport (MMA), making up a total of 66 sports and disciplines. The Games include 579 medal events, alongside three demonstration sports: frisbee, tug of war and air sports, adding 12 non-medal events to the schedule.
SEA Games 33 features an expansive list of official sports such as aquatics (swimming, diving, water polo, artistic swimming, open-water swimming), archery, athletics, badminton, baseball-softball, basketball (3×3, 5×5), billiards & snooker, bowling, boxing, canoeing, rowing, dragon boat racing, chess, cricket, cycling (road, MTB, track, BMX), equestrian dressage, esports, extreme sports (climbing, paragliding, skateboarding, jet ski), fencing, floorball, football, futsal, golf, gymnastics (artistic, rhythmic, aerobic), handball, hockey, ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, judo, jujitsu, kabaddi, kickboxing, modern pentathlon, muay Thai, netball, pencak silat, pétanque, rugby, sailing, sepak takraw, shooting, squash, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, teqball, triathlon, volleyball (indoor & beach), weightlifting, woodball, wrestling, wushu and mixed martial arts (MMA).
With the SEA Games evolving and expanding through each edition, Malaysia’s hosting of SEA Games 34 promises a streamlined yet competitive event, maintaining the regional spirit while highlighting the nation’s sporting strengths and organisational capabilities.
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