2008 ASEAN University Games

XIV ASEAN University Games

Host city| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Motto| Together We Reach for the Stars
(Malay: Bersama Kita Menggapai Bintang)
Nations| 10
Athletes| 1789
Events| 219 in 21 sports
Opening| 11 December
Closing| 21 December
Main venue| Bukit Jalil National Stadium (Opening)
Putra Stadium (Closing)
Website| 2008 ASEAN University Games

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The 2008 ASEAN University Games, (Malay: Sukan Universiti ASEAN 2008) officially known as the 14th ASEAN University Games, (Malay: Sukan Universiti ASEAN ke-14) was a Southeast Asian university multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 to 21 December 2008.[1][2] This was the third time Malaysia hosted the games after 1984 and 1993.

Around 1789 athletes participated at the event which featured 219 events in 21 sports. The final medal tally was led by host Malaysia.

## Venues

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The 14th ASEAN University Games had 24 venues for the games, 9 in Kuala Lumpur, 14 in Selangor and 1 in Negeri Sembilan.

State  | Competition Venue  | Sports

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Kuala Lumpur | National Sports Complex, Malaysia
Bukit Jalil National Stadium | Athletics, Opening ceremony
National Aquatic Center, Bukit Jalil | Swimming
Putra Stadium | Closing ceremony
Family Park | Volleyball (Beach)
National Hockey Stadium | Hockey
Others
Bukit Kiara Sports Complex | Netball
Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium | Badminton
MABA Stadium | Basketball
University of Malaya | Pencak silat
Selangor | National University of Malaysia
Danau Golf Club | Golf
Tun Abdul Razak Chancellor Hall | Karate
Squash Complex | Squash
Gemilang Hall | Table tennis
Universiti Teknologi MARA
Stadium | Rugby sevens
Sports complex | Sepak takraw
Others
Universiti Putra Malaysia | Archery
Petronas Stadium Bangi | Football (group)
Maybank Stadium Bangi | Football (Finals, semi-finals, group)
Panasonic Sport Complex Shah Alam | Futsal
Bayuemas Lawn Bowls Indoor Stadium | Lawn bowls
Subang National Shooting Range | Shooting
Sunway Pyramid | Bowling
Shah Alam City Council Hall | Volleyball (Indoor)
Negeri Sembilan | Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia | Taekwondo

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## Branding and design

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A1 Angkasawan, the official mascot of the games.

The logo of the games is an image of a red brush stroke human figure which represents high spirit, glory, victory, power and strength. The stars on the logo represent the targets and ambitions of the athletes. The font used for the logo, a mixture of Century Gothic and Trajan, represents the games being an event that has a variety of formal and informal agendas, while the font's stair-like arrangement represents the desire to achieve success. Meanwhile, the colours used for the font (blue, red, white and yellow) are the colours of the Malaysian flag, the ASEAN logo and the flags of its member nations.[5]

The official mascot of the games is A1 Angkasawan the astronaut, who is described as friendly, smart, high-spirited and strong. The aim of using a cartoon astronaut as the event's mascot was to remind people about Malaysia's achievement as the first ASEAN member country to send an astronaut to space back in 2007. The mortar board of the mascot represents the academic excellent and the participation of university students as athletes of the games. The logo on the chest represents the sportsmanship spirit of the athletes participating at the games. The colours of the mascot (blue, red, white and yellow) represent Malaysia as the host of the games, with blue also representing the symbol of excellence in hosting the games. The mascot also represents the determination of participating athletes to achieve their respective dreams.[6]

"Menggapai bintang" (Reach for the stars) was the theme song of the games. It was composed by Mohd Zaki Bin Ahmad from Universiti Malaysia Pahang and sung by Shahnizal bt. Mohd Arshad with lyrics written by Ahmad Fedtri Bin Yahya.[7]

The Games' torch is shaped like a pen, an instrument commonly used in worldwide universities.[8]

## The games

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### Participating nations

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* Brunei
* Cambodia
* Indonesia
* Laos
* Malaysia
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Vietnam

Note: Myanmar did not participate

### Sports

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* Archery (8)
* Athletics (39)
* Badminton (7)
* Basketball (1)
* Bowling (13)
* Football (1)
* Futsal (1)
* Golf (4)
* Hockey (1)
* Karate (19)
* Lawn bowls (10)
* Netball (1)
* Pencak silat (18)
* Rugby sevens (1)
* Sepak takraw (3)
* Shooting (24)
* Squash (3)
* Swimming (38)
* Table tennis (7)
* Taekwondo (16)
* Volleyball (4)

### Calendar

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OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Gold medal events | CC | Closing ceremony

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December  | 11
Thu  | 12
Fri  | 13
Sat  | 14
Sun  | 15
Mon  | 16
Tue  | 17
Wed  | 18
Thu  | 19
Fri  | 20
Sat  | 21
Sun  | Events

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Ceremonies  | OC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | CC  | —
Archery  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | 4 | 4 |  |  |  | 8
Athletics  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 12 | 9 | 12 |  |  |  | 39
Badminton  |  |  |  | ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | 5 |  |  | 7
Basketball  | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Bowling  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |  |  |  | 13
Football  |  | ● |  | ● |  | ● |  | ● |  | 1 |  | 1
Futsal  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 |  | 1
Golf  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | 4 |  |  |  | 4
Hockey  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● |  | ● | 1 |  | 1
Karate  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 6 | 7 |  |  |  | 19
Lawn bowls  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 4 | 4 |  | 10
Netball  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | 1 |  |  | 1
Pencak silat  |  |  |  |  | ● | 2 | 4 | ● | 12 |  |  | 18
Rugby sevens  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | 1 |  |  |  | 1
Sepak takraw  |  |  |  | ● | 1 | ● | ● | 1 | 1 |  |  | 3
Shooting  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |  | 24
Squash  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ● | ● | 2 | 1 |  | 3
Swimming  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 |  | 38
Table tennis  |  | ● | ● | 3 | 2 | ● | 2 |  |  |  |  | 7
Taekwondo  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 6 | 4 |  |  | 16
Volleyball  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 4 |  |  |  | 4
Daily medal events |  |  | 2 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 49 | 59 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 219
Cumulative total |  |  | 2 | 7 | 18 | 46 | 95 | 154 | 199 | 219 | 219
December  | 11
Thu  | 12
Fru  | 13
Sat  | 14
Sun  | 15
Mon  | 16
Tue  | 17
Wed  | 18
Thu  | 19
Fri  | 20
Sat  | 21
Sun  | Events

## Medal table

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[9][10][11]

* Host nation (Malaysia)

Rank| NOC| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Malaysia (MAS)*| 90| 79| 47| 216
2|  Vietnam (VIE)| 45| 28| 23| 96
3|  Thailand (THA)| 32| 29| 59| 120
4|  Indonesia (INA)| 28| 52| 48| 128
5|  Singapore (SIN)| 18| 16| 39| 73
6|  Philippines (PHI)| 8| 12| 21| 41
7|  Laos (LAO)| 1| 2| 3| 6
8|  East Timor (TLS)| 0| 1| 9| 10
9|  Brunei (BRU)| 0| 0| 2| 2
10|  Cambodia (CAM)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (10 entries)| 222| 219| 252| 693

## Results

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### Archery

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## References

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1. ^ "Accreditation In Conjunction With The 14th ASEAN University Games (AUG) 2008 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia".
2. ^ "14th ASEAN University Games Medal Count (Tally) excluding football final medals". Archived from the original on 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2017-04-09.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. ^ "Venue". Archived from the original on 2009-02-07.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
4. ^ "official website". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
5. ^ "Logo". Archived from the original on 2008-12-17.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
6. ^ "Mascot". Archived from the original on 2008-12-17.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
7. ^ Official song
8. ^ Torch
9. ^ "Medal table". Archived from the original on 2008-12-30.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
10. ^ "Malaysia is AUG 2008 champion". Archived from the original on 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
11. ^ "Malaysia Crowned ASEAN University Games Champion". Archived from the original on 2017-04-15. Retrieved 2017-04-15.

## External links

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* 2008 ASEAN University Games official website
* Games Results System
* Bowling results

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Hanoi

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