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The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) is aiming to attract more sponsorship for the upcoming Kuala Lumpur South East Asia (SEA) Games.

With a target of RM80 million (US$18 million) for the multi-sport event, to date the event has secured RM56.7 million (US$12.8 million) in sponsorship, consisting RM14.7 million (US$3.3 million) in cash and RM42 million (US$9.5 million) in-kind.

OCM Secretary-General Datuk Low Beng Choo recently said the involvement of private enterprise, especially Malaysian companies, would be crucial to achieve the target of hosting the best ever SEA Games.

She said apart from big scale sponsorship, companies could also sponsor in small scale for certain sports and venues, to make the 29th edition of the biennial games a successful and memorable event, explaining “we are looking for cash sponsorship as well as in-kind sponsors, for example people to supply food, drinks, shoes, equipment, logistics etc. SEA Games is a national project, every one of us need to play a role to make it a success.

"We also need to make the participants from fellow South East Asian countries happy with our hospitality and the way we organise the Games to give them a truly fantastic experience.”

The Malaysian SEA Games Organising Committee (MASOC) is reportedly confident of security a lucrative cash sponsorship from Ajinomoto Malaysia in the near future.

Malaysia will host the SEA Games for the sixth time from 19th to 31st August, while the 9th Para Asean Games will run from 17th to 23rd September.

Held every two years, the SEA Games and the ASEAN Para Games are biennial events help forge strong regional cooperation, understanding and unity within the South east Asian community.

The largest sports events held in Southeast Asia, attracting more than 600 million people, this year’s Games will coincide with the 60th Diamond Jubilee of Malaysia’s national independence. 

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