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| Host city | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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| Motto | Now is the time (Malay: Kini Saatnya) |
| Nations | 9 |
| Events | 25 sports |
| Opening | 20 August 1989 |
| Closing | 31 August 1989 |
| Opened by | Sultan Azlan Shah Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia |
| Ceremony venue | Stadium Merdeka |
The 1989 Southeast Asian Games (Malay: Sukan Asia Tenggara 1989), officially known as the 15th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20 to 31 August 1989 with 25 sports featured in the games.[1] It was officially opened by 9th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Azlan Shah. Although Cambodia did not participate, Laos returned to compete for the first time under the new federation name in this edition of the games, while Vietnam fields their own delegation to the event for the first time as a unified country.
The closing ceremony of this regional meet coincides with the 32nd anniversary of Malaysia's independence.[2] This was the fourth time that Malaysia played as hosts to these games, the country had previously hosted the event in 1965 and 1971, when the event was still known as the Southeast Asian Peninsular (SEAP) Games at those times, and in 1977, in which this edition was the first to bear the games' present name, which reflects the admission of Brunei, Indonesia, and the Philippines to the Southeast Asian Games during that year.
The games was opened and closed by Sultan Azlan Shah, the King of Malaysia at the Stadium Merdeka. The final medal tally was led by Indonesia, followed by host Malaysia and Thailand.
- ^ "OCA » Kuala Lumpur 1989". ocasia.org. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ Percy Seneviratne (1993) Golden Moments: the S.E.A Games 1959-1991 Dominie Press, Singapore ISBN 981-00-4597-2