The 2017 Southeast Asian Games (Malay: Sukan Asia Tenggara 2017), officially known as the 29th Southeast Asian Games, or the 29th SEA Games, and commonly known as Kuala Lumpur 2017, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event that took place from 19 to 30 August 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This was the sixth time that Malaysia hosted the games and its first time since 2001. Previously, it had also hosted the 1965, 1971, 1977 and 1989 editions of the games. The 2017 edition is most notable for being the first edition to include winter sports.
The games were held from 19 to 30 August 2017, although several events had commenced from 14 August 2017. Around 4,646 athletes participated at the event, which featured 404 events in 38 sports. It was opened by the King of Malaysia, Muhammad V at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium.
Hosts Malaysia led the final medal tally, followed by Thailand and Vietnam. Several games and national records were broken during the games.
It was also announced during the SEA Games meeting in Vietnam just hours before the opening ceremony of the 2021 SEA Games that Malaysia was announced as the host nation of the 2027 SEA Games which also known as the 34th SEA Games. It will be then be the seventh time that Malaysia hosted the games last hosting the games in 1965, 1971, 1977, 1989, 2001 and 2017.
Venues[]
| Venue | Location | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Bukit Jalil National Stadium | Kuala Lumpur | Opening and closing ceremonies, athletics |
| National Aquatic Centre | Aquatics (swimming, diving, synchronised swimming, water polo) | |
| Synthetic Turf Field | Archery | |
| Axiata Arena | Badminton | |
| Malaysia National Hockey Stadium | Field hockey | |
| National Lawn Bowls Centre | Lawn bowls | |
| Juara Stadium | Netball, pencak silat | |
| Hall 4, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre | Billiards and snooker | |
| Hall 5, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre | Judo, wushu | |
| Hall 1, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre | Karate, taekwondo | |
| Hall 2, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre | Pencak silat | |
| Hall 8, Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre | Boxing, muay | |
| Hall 6, Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre | Fencing | |
| Hall 9 and 10, Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre | Gymnastics | |
| Hall 4, Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre | Indoor hockey | |
| Hall 3, Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre | Weightlifting | |
| Hall 7, Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre | Table tennis | |
| Hall 11, Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre | Volleyball | |
| MABA Stadium | Basketball | |
| National Squash Centre | Squash | |
| Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium | Football | |
| University of Malaya | ||
| Raintree Club | Squash | |
| Pudu Ulu Recreational Park | Pétanque | |
| National Tennis Centre, Jalan Duta | Tennis | |
| Titiwangsa Indoor Stadium | Sepak takraw | |
| Empire City Ice Arena | Ice hockey, ice skating | |
| Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam | Selangor | Football |
| Shah Alam Stadium | ||
| MP Selayang Stadium | ||
| Kinrara Oval, Puchong | Cricket | |
| 3Q Equestrian Park Rawang | Equestrian (dressage, show jumping) | |
| The MINES Resort City Golf Club | Golf | |
| MBPJ Stadium | Rugby sevens | |
| National Shooting Range | Shooting | |
| Megalanes, Sunway Pyramid | Bowling | |
| Panasonic Stadium Shah Alam | Futsal | |
| Putrajaya Lake | Putrajaya | Triathlon, water skiing, aquatics (open water swimming) |
| Putrajaya | Cycling (road), athletics (marathon) | |
| Putrajaya Equestrian Park | Equestrian (polo) | |
| Velodrom Nasional Malaysia | Negeri Sembilan | Cycling (track, BMX) |
| Nilai Square | Cycling (road) | |
| Terengganu International Equestrian Park | Terengganu | Equestrian (endurance) |
| National Sailing Centre, Langkawi | Kedah | Sailing |
Broadcasters[]
| Country | Network |
|---|---|
| Brunei | RTB Perdana, Astro Arena, Astro Arena HD, Ai FM, Hot FM, One FM |
| Cambodia | TVK, RNK |
| Indonesia | TVRI, MNCTV, SCTV, Indosiar, RRI, Nexmedia, Vidio |
| Laos | LNTV, LNR |
| Malaysia | TV1, TV2, TV3, TV9, TVi, Astro Arena, Astro Arena HD, Hypp Sports HD, Ai FM, Hot FM, KL FM, Minnal FM, Nasional FM, One FM, TEA FM, Traxx FM, MyKlik, Tonton, Astro Go, Astro NJOI, HyppTV Everywhere |
| Myanmar | Sky Net, MRTV-4, MRTV, Myanmar Radio |
| Philippines | PTV, TV5, Radyo Pilipinas 2 918 kHZ |
| Singapore | MediaCorp OktoSports, 938LIVE, Toggle |
| Thailand | Television Pool of Thailand (Channel 3, Channel 5, Channel 7, Modernine TV, NBT TV, SMM TV), MCOT Radio Network, NBT Radio, TrueID |
| Timor-Leste | Televisão de Timor Leste, Asiansport, Radio Timor Leste |
| Vietnam | VTV2, VTV6, HTV9, HTV Thể Thao, VOV, K+, VTVcab |