2006 Sukma Games

The 2006 Sukma Games used a mix of new and existing venues. Most venues were existing public-sporting facilities, while others were newly constructed venues. Some retrofitting work were done in venues which are more than a decade old. They will be revert to public use after the games.[10]

At the centrepiece of the activities was the upgraded 40,000-seat Darul Aman Stadium which hosts most of the events. A games village was not built, instead athletes and officials were housed in Universities throughout Kedah. Besides being physically near to the sport venues, it was hoped that it will add vibe to the city and reduce post-games costs in converting a dedicated games village to other uses.

The 11th Sukma Games had 24 venues for the games. 12 in Kota Setar, 4 each in Kuala Muda and Kubang Pasu respectively and 1 each in Langkawi, Padang Terap and Pendang respectively.[11][12]

Eagle, The official mascot of the games.

The logo of the 2006 Sukma Games is an image of a human in movement which represents the activeness and fitness of the athletes participating at the games. The colour Yellow and green represents the games host state, Kedah, the colour red represents the fighting spirit of the athletes and colour blue represents the greatness and sincerity of the athletes.[13]

The mascot of the 2006 Sukma Games is a nameless Eagle. It is said that the eagle is the state bird of Kedah and one of the prevalent species in Kedah especially in Langkawi where an eagle sculpture was erected in the Eagle Square (Dataran Helang) to symbolise the island. The adoption of eagle as the games mascot is to represent the fighting spirit of the athletes participating at the games.[14][15]

The official motto of the games is "Sukan Cemerlang Negara Terbilang" which means Excellence in sports, Glorify the nation.[16]

A total of 1177 medals, comprising 370 Gold medals, 368 Silver medals and 439 Bronze medals were awarded to athletes. The host Kedah's performance was their best ever yet, and were placed sixth overall.

  *   Host nation (Kedah)

2006 Sukma Games medal table

Rank	State	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Selangor (SEL)	53	44	56	153
2	Pahang (PAH)	39	36	32	107
3	Perak (PRK)	37	25	33	95
4	Sarawak (SAR)	36	42	55	133
5	Penang (PEN)	36	40	52	128
6	Kedah (KED)*	30	34	37	101
7	Sabah (SAB)	26	26	29	81
8	Federal Territory (WIL)	25	31	35	91
9	Kelantan (KEL)	21	13	8	42
10	Negeri Sembilan (NSE)	20	16	25	61
11	Johor (JOH)	19	18	28	65
12	Terengganu (TER)	15	16	18	49
13	Malacca (MEL)	11	15	13	39
14	Police (POL)	2	9	7	18
15	Brunei (BRU)	0	3	5	8
16	Perlis (PER)	0	0	6	6
Totals (16 states)		370	368	439	1177