The 21st Southeast Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games

The Southeast Asian Games , is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia...

were held in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, Malaysia from 8 September - 17 September 2001. The games were opened by Yang di-Pertuan Agong

Yang di-Pertuan Agong

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence....

 Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Al-Haj (Malaysian King Sultan Salahuddin) in the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. He was introduced by Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Malaysia

The Prime Minister of Malaysia is the indirectly elected head of government of Malaysia. He is officially appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the head of state, who in HM's judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the members of that House of Representatives , the...

 Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad.

Broadcasting rights

1997 SEA Games Broadcasters in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
IOC Code	Country	Network Station	Television Station	Radio Station
BRU	Brunei	RTB	TV1	Nasional FM
CAM	Cambodia	NTK National Television of Kampuchea The National Television of Kampuchea is the oldest first television station of Cambodia, officially launched on December 28, 1963 in Phnom Penh...	TVK National Television of Kampuchea The National Television of Kampuchea is the oldest first television station of Cambodia, officially launched on December 28, 1963 in Phnom Penh...	NRK National Television of Kampuchea The National Television of Kampuchea is the oldest first television station of Cambodia, officially launched on December 28, 1963 in Phnom Penh...
INA	Indonesia	RTGI Politics of Indonesia Politics of Indonesia takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Indonesia is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both...	TVRI	RRI Radio Republik Indonesia Radio Republik Indonesia is the state radio network of Indonesia. The organization is a public broadcasting service. It is a national radio station that broadcasts all over Indonesia and abroad to serve all Indonesian citizens throughout the nation and overseas. RRI also provides information about...
LAO	Laos	LNRTV Lao National Television Lao National Television is the national television station in the country of Laos. There are two channels, LNTV1 and LNTV3, both broadcasting from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.-Channels:-See also:...	LNTV Lao National Television Lao National Television is the national television station in the country of Laos. There are two channels, LNTV1 and LNTV3, both broadcasting from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.-Channels:-See also:...	LNR Lao National Radio Lao National Radio is the national radio station for the country of Laos. It was founded in 1960 and became a national broadcaster in 1975.Between 1983 and 1993, Lao National Radio was administered jointly with Lao National Television.-Frequencies:...
MAS	Malaysia	RTM Radio Televisyen Malaysia The Department of Broadcasting, Malaysia, DBA Radio Televisyen Malaysia , is a Malaysian state-owned public broadcaster. It owns and operates a number of radio and television stations in Malaysia, based in Kuala Lumpur...	TV1	Radio 1 Klasik Nasional FM Klasik Nasional FM is a national radio station operated by Radio Televisyen Malaysia broadcasting in Malay...
MYA	MYA	MRTV Myanmar Radio and Television Myanmar Radio and Television is the parent of state-run Myanmar Radio National Service, and a television channel. The television channels are broadcast from its broadcast center in Kamayut, Yangon...	MRTV-4 MRTV-4 Myanmar Radio and Television 4, known as MRTV-4, is a Burmese state-owned television station and satellite television. It consists of 6 local channels and 14 foreign channels.-Channel details:...	MRNS Myanmar Radio National Service Myanmar Radio National Service ), is the national radio service of Myanmar. It has its broadcasting headquarters in both the administrative capital of Naypyidaw and Yangon, Myanmar's largest city. The service runs Myanmar Radio and Myanmar Radio Minorities Service...
PHI	Philippines	PTV 4	DWGT-TV DWGT-TV DWGT-TV, channel 4, is the flagship station of Philippine television network People's Television Network. Its studios and transmitter are located at Broadcast Complex, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City.-History:...	DZSR DZSR DZSR Sports Radio 918 is an AM station owned and operated by Philippine Broadcasting Service in the Philippines. The programming and the format of the station is Sports. the station's studio is located at 4th Floor, PIA Building, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, and the transmitter is located...
SIN	Singapore	MediaCorp TV12 MediaCorp TV12 MediaCorp TV12 is a subsidiary of MediaCorp. It operates the Suria, Vasantham and okto channels, which cater to specific groups in Singapore. It once operated Central...	SportsCity MediaCorp TV12 Central MediaCorp TV12 Central or Central was an English and Tamil language Television channel in Singapore it was launched on 31 March 1996 replacing Premiere 12 it was launched since on 1 January 1994 as Television Corporation of Singapore since 1994.The channel was a combination of 3 distinct...	938LIVE
THA	Thailand	TRTV National Broadcasting Services of Thailand National Broadcasting Services of Thailand was formed by Radio Thailand and Television of Thailand' and is a national public broadcasting state media government mass media conglomerate of radio and television services in the Kingdom of Thailand. It is owned and operated by Government's Public...	Thailand Thailand PRD TV11 National Broadcasting Services of Thailand National Broadcasting Services of Thailand was formed by Radio Thailand and Television of Thailand' and is a national public broadcasting state media government mass media conglomerate of radio and television services in the Kingdom of Thailand. It is owned and operated by Government's Public...	Radio Thailand National Broadcasting Services of Thailand National Broadcasting Services of Thailand was formed by Radio Thailand and Television of Thailand' and is a national public broadcasting state media government mass media conglomerate of radio and television services in the Kingdom of Thailand. It is owned and operated by Government's Public...
VIE	Vietnam	VTV Vietnam Television Vietnam Television, or VTV, is the national television broadcaster for Vietnam. Like all media of Vietnam, its programming is directly controlled by the government.-History:...	VTV1 VTV1 VTV1 is a television channel from Vietnam.Launched in 7 September 1970, the transmission hours is 18.5 hours broadcasting politics, economy, culture and societyUsed to have other names: TV Viet Nam, VTV, TV1 and THV1.-External links:**...	Voice of Vietnam

Mascot

Si Tumas, short form for Tupai Emas (Golden squirrel

Squirrel

Squirrels belong to a large family of small or medium-sized rodents called the Sciuridae. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots , flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa and have been introduced to Australia...

), was the official mascot of the 2001 SEA Games.

Medal count

1	Malaysia	111	98	86	295
2	Thailand	103	86	89	278
3	Indonesia	72	74	80	226
4	Vietnam	33	35	64	132
5	Philippines Philippines at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games -Medal table:- Reference :...	31	65	67	163
6	Singapore	22	31	42	95
7	Myanmar	19	14	53	86
8	Laos	1	3	7	11
9	Cambodia	1	1	5	7
10	Brunei	0	5	6	11
Total		393	412	499	1304

External links

• Unofficial games site