No Sports Village For 2026 SUKMA 2026 - Taufiq

SUNGAI PETANI, April 11 (Bernama) -- There will be no sports village for the upcoming Malaysia Games  (SUKMA) in Selangor this August, and athletes involved will be given subsidies according to their respective contingents.

Youth and Sports Minister Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johari said the matter was decided by the SUKMA  supreme committee meeting on Thursday as a cost saving measure.

"During the meeting, Selangor as host presented all venues… and there is no sports village this time, so every athlete will be given a subsidy of RM100 a day… state (management) will (arrange) their athlete accommodation at selected places on their own," he told reporters after attending an event by the Sungai Petani parliamentary service  centre at Sekolah Menengah Persendirian Sin Min, Taman Keladi near here today.

The ten-day Games, scheduled to take place from Aug 15 to 24, will continue as planned even though it will be scaled down slightly to save on costs, which would not result in a drop in quality of athletes, sports and the Games’ organisation, he added.

“We’re more towards reducing things or costs involving ceremonial expenses… and SUKMA will still take place in August,” he said.

-- BERNAMA