SHAH ALAM, Feb 8 — Selangor is targeting 80 gold medals at the 2026 Malaysia Games (SUKMA), which the state will host in August.
State executive councillor for youth, sports, and entrepreneurship Mohd Najwan Halimi said that athletics and swimming are two of the sports they hope to win gold medals in.
"Our preparations are coming along fine, and we are not only gearing up our SUKMA athletes but also those involved in Para SUKMA.
"We will try to ensure that the training and performance levels of the Para SUKMA athletes will be on par with that of our able-bodied athletes, because we want to ensure they (the para athletes) are not sidelined,” he said after the launch of the Selangor SUKMA and Para SUKMA 2026 Volunteer programme today, with Menteri Besar Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari in attendance.
During the 2024 SUKMA in Sarawak, Selangor finished third in the overall standings with a haul of 181 medals: 56 golds, 64 silver, and 61 bronzes.
Najwan added that preparations for hosting the Games have reached 80 per cent, with all venue upgrades completed ahead of schedule.
"We are now awaiting work to be completed for the upgrading of the Darul Ehsan Aquatics Centre in Section 13 and the Subang Shooting Range, which are the two biggest facilities that we are upgrading,” he said.
The 2026 SUKMA runs from August 15 to August 24, with the official opening ceremony set to be held at the Sepang International Circuit. The Selangor Para SUKMA will be from September 5 to September 10.
474 events in 27 sports will be contested in nine districts, involving 52 competition venues. As for Para SUKMA, there will be 316 events across 10 sports, held in the districts of Petaling and Klang.
