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| closed_by = Elizabeth II| athlete_oath = Shalin Zulkifli| Queens_Baton = Koh Eng Tong| anthem = Forever as One (Roy)| stadium = Bukit Jalil National Stadium1994 Commonwealth Games>XV2002 Commonwealth Games>XVII}}The 1998 Commonwealth Games (Malay: ), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: ), was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 1998 games were the first held in an Asian country and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th century. For the first time ever, the games included team sports. The other bid from the 1998 games came from Adelaide in Australia.WEB, Roper, Alexander, The Bidding Games: The Games Behind Malaysia's Commonwealth Games,weblink Academia.edu, 30 September 2013, Malaysia was the eighth nation to host the Commonwealth Games after Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, Wales, Jamaica and Scotland. Around 3638 athletes from 70 Commonwealth member nations participated at the games which featured 214 events in 15 sports with 34 of them collected medals.WEB,weblink Kuala Lumpur 1998, thecgf.com, 26 September 2021, 24 July 2021,weblink dead,

Host selection

Kuala Lumpur was selected to stage the games at the General Assembly of the Commonwealth Games Federation in Barcelona, Spain during the 1992 Summer Olympics. {| class="wikitable"|+ 1998 Commonwealth Games Bidding Results! City! CGA Name! VotesKuala LumpurMalaysia}}40AdelaideAustralia}}25

Preparation

Venues

WEB,weblink The Official Kuala Lumpur 98 - 16th Commonwealth Games Website, kl98.thecgf.com, WEB,weblink The Official Kuala Lumpur 98 - 16th Commonwealth Games Website, kl98.thecgf.com, {{Location map many|Malaysia West|label1=Kuala Lumpur }}

Kuala Lumpur

National Sports Complex, Malaysia

• National Stadium, Bukit Jalil – Opening/Closing Ceremony, Athletics (Track and field)
• Putra Indoor Stadium – Gymnastics
• National Aquatic Centre – Aquatics (Swimming, Diving, Synchronised swimming)
• National Hockey Stadium – Hockey (men)
• National Squash Centre – Squash

Bukit Kiara Sports Complex

• Juara Stadium – Netball
• National Lawn Bowls Centre – Lawn Bowls

Other venues

• Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur – Athletics (Marathon)
• Titiwangsa Lake Gardens – Athletics (Race walking (outdoor))
• Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium – Badminton
• Cheras Veledrome, Kuala Lumpur – Cycling (Track)
• Royal Military College, Sungai Besi – Cricket (Heats)
• Victoria Institution – Cricket (Heats)
• Tenaga National Sports Complex – Cricket (Heats)
• Kelab Aman, Ampang – Cricket (Heats, Bronze playoff)
• Kuala Lumpur Hockey Stadium, Pantai – Hockey (Women)

Selangor

• Mines Convention Centre – Weightlifting
• Shah Alam Circuit – Cycling (Road)
• Malawati Stadium, Shah Alam – Boxing
• Sunway Pyramid, Subang Jaya – Bowling
• Petaling Jaya Stadium, Petaling Jaya – Rugby
• Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) Kelana Jaya – Cricket (Finals)
• Rubber Research Institute, Sungai Buloh – Cricket (Heats)

Kedah

• Langkawi International Shooting Range (Lisram) – Shooting

The athletes' village (Vista Kommanwel) with a capacity of 6,000 people is located beside the National Sports Complex in Bukit Jalil. It consists of three tower blocks of 30 storeys and six hillside blocks of 19 storeys with 1,300 condominiums and an International Shopping Zone. The International Broadcast Centre was constructed at Angkasapuri, Kuala Lumpur, while Mint Hotel (now Nouvelle Hotel) served as the Main Press Centre. State broadcaster Radio Televisyen Malaysia was the host broadcaster of the event.WEB,weblink The Official Kuala Lumpur 98 - 16th Commonwealth Games Website, kl98.thecgf.com,

Opening ceremony

The 16th Commonwealth Games opening ceremony took place on 11 September 1998 at 20:00 MST (UTC+08:00). During the ceremony, approximately 4,840 Soka Gakkai volunteers displayed coloured flip cards which depicted sporting images, flags of the Commonwealth nations and messages that heralded the first games in Asia in the 68 years since their inception. The ceremony was preceded by a pre-show concert by Malaysian pop singers such as Noraniza Idris, Jamal Abdillah, Amy Search, Saleem, Zamani, Ella, Anuar Zain, Ziana Zain, Sheila Majid, Amy Mastura, Ning Baizura and Siti Nurhaliza, performance by local comedian Harith Iskander and 16 paratroopers who descended down the stadium.The ceremony began with the arrival of dignitaries including the Chairman of Commonwealth Games Federation Michael Fennel, Prince Edward, Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, the Yang Dipertuan Agong and Malaysian minister of Youth and Sports Muhyiddin Yassin. This was followed by the parade of nations — 69 participating nations, led by mascot Wira and previous games' mascots (Canada being the first country to come into the stadium as host country of the previous games, and Malaysia entering last as hosts).The Singaporean delegation was jeered by the crowd during the parade of nations.NEWS, Opening ceremonies were as good as they get, Terry, Jones, Edmonton Sun, 12 September 1998, Then came a performance about a Malaysian rainforest by 2,000 school children who dressed as birds, bees and flowers.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161016092031weblink">weblink dead, 2016-10-16, Opening, closing programmes, After the performance, the Queen's message was delivered in the ceremonial baton, which had begun the final stages of its journey on the back of an elephant. 1978 Commonwealth Games badminton gold medal winner Sylvia Ng took the last lap with the baton and handed it off to Koh Eng Tong, a weightlifter who won a gold medal in weightlifting for Malaya in the 1950 British Empire Games, to take the final few feet to Prince Edward.Contrary to tradition, the games were officially opened by the Malaysian head of state, Yang di Pertuan Agong Tuanku Jaafar by striking the gong three times. A burst of fireworks and blurring of the giant bunga raya and a 16-gun salute which represents 1998 Commonwealth Games being the 16th-edition games, signified the beginning of the games.WEB,weblink 1998 Commonwealth Games gloriously officiated, 27 January 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180127144311weblink">weblink 27 January 2018, dead, WEB,weblink XVI Commonwealth Games | Soka Gakkai Malaysia (SGM), www.sgm.org.my, WEB,weblink Glittering Ceremony Marks Commonwealth Games Opening, 4 April 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180405031154weblink">weblink 5 April 2018, dead, The Commonwealth Games flag was then brought into the stadium raised to the theme song of the Games Forever As One written by local composer, Goh Boon Hoe. Malaysian bowler Shalin Zulkifli later take the oath on behalf of the athletes.The ceremony concluded with a 40-minute performance, titled "Aur di Tebing" (Bamboo at the riverside) with the theme 'Unity towards Progress', which was conveyed through dance, music, and intricate human graphics. 2,000 performers swirled and danced carrying trays of bunga emas (golden flowers) on their heads during a mass silat display. The show told the Malaysian history from ancient Malacca to the present development in Malaysia, its political, economical and technological achievements as well as its people's vision of peace, prosperity and unity and lifestyle.

Closing ceremony

The closing ceremony took place on 21 September 1998 at 20:00 MST (UTC+08:00). The attendees of the ceremony included Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tuanku Najihah, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his wife, Commonwealth Games Federation President (CGF),Sir Michael Fennel; Commonwealth of Nations Secretary-general Chief Emeka Anyaoku; Minister of youth and sports Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and Executive Chairman of Sukom Ninety Eight Berhad, Tan Sri Hashim Mohd. Ali.The ceremony began with Queen Elizabeth and King Ja'afar's arrival in a limousine, for inspection of guards of honour of the Royal Malay Regiment. The British national anthem God Save The Queen was played followed by Malaysia's national anthem Negaraku. This was followed by a 3-part cultural performance led by a band performance by 400 school students from Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur followed by an upbeat song performance from local artist Jay Jay.As the protocol says, a 15-minute presentation from Manchester, England, host city of the 2002 edition, was staged which included songs, videos and a live performance from the group New Order at the Albert Square, also the main moment was when message from British Prime Minister Tony Blair was delivered.A contemporary farewell dance performance by local artists, featured Siti Nurhaliza and Noraniza Idris concludes the cultural performance. Soon afterwards, all the participants, flag-bearers and the volunteers march into the main ground of the stadium and Olympic council of Malaysia president Tan Sri Hamzah Abu Samah later declared the returning of the flags of all the participating nations.Then the protocol was resumed and the 69 Commonwealth Games Associations flagbearers positioned themselves in a rostrum and the Commonwealth Games flag was lowered by the Malaysian armed forces. Next, the flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation is lowered by Malaysian Armed Forces personnel to the games theme song, Forever as one and is paraded around the stadium before being folded and handed over to the mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Tan Sri Kamarulzaman Sharif, who handed it over to the president of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Jamaican Michael Fennel.Fennel handed the flag to the Chief Citizen of Manchester city, Gordon Conquest. Following, the official speeches were delivered and Queen Elisabeth was invited to declare the Games closed. In a new protocol step, the Queen has withdrawn from the stadium alongside the King of Malaysia and other authorities, after the guard of honour march song has played, followed by Auld Lang Syne. The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad, later made an announcement to declare 28 September 1998 as a national public holiday to commemorate the nation's success in hosting the games. The ceremony concluded with a concert performed by Six Commonwealth Top Singers representing the six regions of the Commonwealth Federation and local artists.WEB,weblink 1998 Commonwealth Games, WEB,weblink Malaysia made history 10 golds placed nation in fourth place, 27 January 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180127210312weblink">weblink 27 January 2018, dead, WEB,weblink Best Ever Commonwealth Games Comes To A Close, 4 April 2018,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180405032711weblink">weblink 5 April 2018, dead,

Participating teams

Sixty-nine teams were represented at the 1998 Games. The only absent country was Nigeria who suspended from Commonwealth due to the tyrannical dictatorship of Sani Abacha who had died earlier that year.WEB,weblink CNN - Nigeria suspended from Commonwealth - Nov. 11, 1995, edition.cnn.com, {{clear}}{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="width:100%;"! Participating Commonwealth Games Associations|{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

• {{flagu|Anguilla}} (3)
• {{flagu|Antigua and Barbuda}} (5)
• {{flaglink|Australia|at the 1998 Commonwealth Games}} (311)
• {{flagu|Bahamas}} (9)
• {{flagu|Bangladesh}} (25)
• {{flagu|Barbados}} (6)
• {{flagu|Belize}} (11)
• {{flagu|Bermuda}} (13)
• {{flaglink|Botswana|at the 1998 Commonwealth Games}} (40)
• {{flagu|British Virgin Islands}} (8)
• {{flagu|Brunei}} (10)
• {{flagu|Cameroon}} (19)
• {{flagu|Canada}} (245)
• {{flagu|Cayman Islands}} (2)
• {{flagu|Cook Islands}} (2)
• {{flagu|Cyprus}} (15)
• {{flagu|Dominica}} (3)
• {{flaglink|England|at the 1998 Commonwealth Games}} (265)
• {{flagu|Falkland Islands|1948}} (6)
• {{flagu|Fiji}} (50)
• {{flagu|Ghana}} (42)
• {{flagu|Gibraltar}} (4)
• {{flagu|Grenada}} (5)
• {{flagu|Guernsey}} (14)
• {{flagu|Guyana}} (19)
• {{flaglink|India|at the 1998 Commonwealth Games}} (195)
• {{flagu|Isle of Man}} (1)
• {{flagu|Jamaica}} (28)
• {{flagu|Jersey}} (8)
• {{flagu|Kenya}} (103)
• {{flagu|Kiribati}} (29)
• {{flagu|Lesotho|1987}} (34)
• {{flagu|Malawi}} (10)
• {{flaglink|Malaysia|at the 1998 Commonwealth Games}} (host) (240)
• {{flagu|Maldives}} (12)
• {{flagu|Malta}} (13)
• {{flagu|Mauritius}} (2)
• {{flagu|Montserrat}} (1)
• {{flagu|Mozambique}} (17)
• {{flagu|Namibia}} (21)
• {{flaglink|Nauru|at the 1998 Commonwealth Games}} (4)
• {{flaglink|New Zealand|at the 1998 Commonwealth Games}} (125)
• {{flagu|Norfolk Island}} (5)
• {{flagu|Northern Ireland}} (49)
• {{flagu|Pakistan}} (54)
• {{flagu|Papua New Guinea}} (37)
• {{flagu|Saint Helena and Dependencies}} (3)
• {{flagu|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} (2)
• {{flagu|Saint Lucia|1979}} (2)
• {{flagu|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} (5)
• {{flagu|Samoa}} (16)
• {{flaglink|Scotland|at the 1998 Commonwealth Games}} (110)
• {{flagu|Seychelles}} (7)
• {{flagu|Sierra Leone}} (30)
• {{flagu|Singapore}} (71)
• {{flagu|Solomon Islands}} (6)
• {{flagu|South Africa}} (8)
• {{flaglink|Sri Lanka|at the 1998 Commonwealth Games}} (47)
• {{flagu|Swaziland}} (28)
• {{flagu|Tanzania}} (40)
• {{flagu|The Gambia}} (24)
• {{flagu|Tonga}} (11)
• {{flagu|Trinidad and Tobago}} (23)
• {{flagu|Turks and Caicos Islands}} (4)
• {{flagu|Tuvalu}} (8)
• {{flagu|Uganda}} (14)
• {{flagu|Vanuatu}} (1)
• {{flagu|Wales}} (232)
• {{flagu|Zambia}} (32)
• {{flaglink|Zimbabwe|at the 1998 Commonwealth Games}} (38)

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• {{flagu|Kiribati}}
• {{flagu|Mozambique}}
• {{flagu|Tuvalu}}

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Sports overview

The host nation achieved its best-ever haul of ten gold medals which has since been surpassed by its achievement in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where Malaysia won twelve gold medals.This is an edition marked by several unprecedented facts in the history of the Commonwealth Games. Not only because it is the first in Asia and the first that was not opened by a member of the royal family.And taking advantage of these factors, the Commonwealth Games Federation decided in 1994 that from this edition onwards, team sports could enter the Games program.As a result, the number of sports played rose from 10 to 16.The case studies determined that three team sports were eligible to become mandatory: field hockey (men and women), netball (women) and rugby 7's (men). Adding to aquatics (swimming) (athletics), boxing, badminton, cycling (road), weightlifting, and lawn bowls as compulsory sports. As decided also in 1994, the Organizing Committee could choose up to six sports from a list previously approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) and which reflect their respective popularity in the organizing country. And they were the following: aquatics (synchronized swimming and diving), cricket, cycling (track), gymnastics (artistic and rhythmic), and shooting sports. Another spot was reserved for squash, which was an evaluation sport and could become mandatory in the next edition. There was still a spot for a local sport and the organizers chose ten-pin bowling because of the local infrastructure. Which was included as an extra sport because of its popularity in the country and also because of infrastructure spending. However, there was some controversy surrounding the removal of wrestling that had been present in all previous editions because of its low popularity in Malaysia.WEB,weblink Manchester 2002, Manchester 2002 Bid Book, {{Dead link|date=April 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}In front of 20,000 fans at the Petaling Jaya Stadium, rugby sevens in particular were an enormous success with New Zealand collecting its 100th Commonwealth Games medal with a 21–12 win over plucky Fiji, (the reigning world champions). Man of the match was the giant Jonah Lomu who had worked tirelessly during the 10-minutes-each-way final. Led by veteran star David Campese, Australia took the bronze beating Samoa 33–12.In the squash event many had anticipated a close match between Michelle Martin and Sarah Fitz-Gerald who had both comfortably won their respective semi-finals. Fitz-Gerald had won the previous two years' World Opens and Martin the three prior to that and so it was with some surprise to many that Martin took the gold in three straight sets 9–0, 9–6, 9–5. Fitz-Gerald did avenge this defeat in the final of the world championship later that year, in what many people regard as the greatest women's final ever, coming back from 8–2 down in the fifth to retain her title.Martin also teamed up with Craig Rowland to take the Commonwealth mixed doubles gold.Erika-Leigh Stirton took five of the six available gold medals in the rhythmic gymnastics only being beaten into second place in the team event in the hosts took gold.WEB,weblink Past Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Games Federation, CGF, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130215184607weblink">weblink 15 February 2013, 3 October 2012, dmy-all, WEB,weblink Successful People from Our Neighborhood - Erika-Leigh Howard (Stirton) - Rhythmic Gymnast., 6 August 2013,

Medal table

Only the top ten successful nations are displayed here.The ranking in this table is consistent with International Olympic Committee convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won (in this context, a "nation" is an entity represented by a Commonwealth Games Association). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If nations are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by their three-letter country code.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/19990504200443weblink">weblink dead, 4 May 1999, Results, 22 February 2019, dmy-all, WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20051222024115weblink">weblink dead, 22 December 2005, Medal, 22 February 2019, dmy-all,

Key

{{Color box|#ccccff| * |border=darkgray}} Host nation (Malaysia){hide}Medals table {edih}

Marketing

Logo

(File:1998 Commonwealth Games Mascot.gif|thumb|right|Wira, the orangutan, the official mascot of the games.)The logo of the 1998 Commonwealth Games is an image of the national flower of Malaysia, the hibiscus (the bunga raya), the first games logo to introduce the colour yellow. (All previous logos had been red, white and blue to reflect the colours of the British Union Flag.) The red, blue, white and yellow colours represents the colours of the Malaysian national flag and Malaysia as a confident, young, dynamic nation. The yellow pollens represent the six regions of the world that includes the 68 Commonwealth member nations.

Mascot

The official mascot of the 1998 Commonwealth Games is an orangutan named Wira (Malay for "warrior" or "hero"). It is said that the orangutan is the largest and probably the most intelligent primate in Asia which lives in the tropical rainforests of Malaysia. The adoption of orangutan as a games' mascot is to represent the friendly personality of Malaysia as the games' host as well as the charm, intelligence, and sporting ability of the participating athletes.WEB,weblink Games Operation, Official website,

Sponsors

A total of 55 companies and organisations sponsored the games, including Malaysian state-owned enterprises.{{div col|colwidth=18em}}

• Astro
• Bank Bumiputra Berhad
• Canon Inc.
• DRB-HICOM
• Leopex Sporting Goods
• Kodak
• Malaysia Airlines
• MasterCard
• Maybank
• Pensonic Group
• Nestlé
• PepsiCo
• Percetakan Nasional Malaysia Berhad
• Petronas
• Siemens
• Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme
• Faber-Castell
• Aramas Utama Holdings
• Extol Corporation
• Clipsal
• Electcoms
• Goldtronics
• Grace Distribution
• Permanis
• Macroworld
• Microsoft
• NetCard Corporation
• P.K. Electronics
• Royal Selangor
• Perodua
• Permodalan Nasional Berhad
• Selvex
• Sema Group
• Teknologi Ikram
• Unilever
• Konsortium Perkapalan Berhad
• Pos Malaysia
• Telekom Malaysia
• TH Alliance Asia Pacific
• Genting Group
• Sime Darby
• Antah Group
• Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange
• Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad
• Colgate-Palmolive
• Island & Peninsular Berhad
• Sungei Way Group
• Ajinomoto
• Tenaga Nasional
• Chiyoda Corporation
• BP
• Tourism Publications Corporation
• IOI Group
• Golden Hope

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Medals by event

Aquatics

Athletics

Badminton

Boxing {| {{MedalistTable|typeWeight}}|Light flyweight (48 kg)Sapok Biki|MAS}}

Moses Kinyua|KEN}}Boudik KazanijianGary Jones (boxer)>ENG}}|Flyweight (51 kg)Richard Sunee|MRI}}Liam Cunningham (boxer)>NIR}}Phumzile MatyhilaJackson Asiku|UGA}}|Bantamweight (54 kg)Michael Yomba|TAN}}Herman Ngoudjo|CMR}}Adnan YusohAndrew Kooner|CAN}}|Featherweight (57 kg)Alex Arthur|SCO}}Marty O'Donnell (boxer)>CAN}}Lynch IperaJames Swan (boxer)>AUS}}|Lightweight (60 kg)Raymond Narh|GHA}}Ali Asghar (boxer)>PAK}}Andrew McLean (boxer)>ENG}}{{flagmedalistGiovanni Frontin>MRI}}|Light welterweight (63.5 kg)Michael Strange (boxer)>CAN}}Gerry Legras|SEY}}Casey JohnsDavis Mwale|ZAM}}|Welterweight (67 kg)Jeremy Molitor|CAN}}Absolom Okoth|KEN}}Colin McNeilLynden Hosking|AUS}}|Light middleweight (71 kg)Chris Bessey|ENG}}Scott MacIntosh|CAN}}James TonyJackie Townsley|SCO}}|Middleweight (75 kg)John Pearce (boxer)>ENG}}Jitender Kumar (middleweight boxer)>IND}}Trevor StewardsonBrian Magee|NIR}}|Light heavyweight (81 kg)Courtney Fry|ENG}}Troy Amos-Ross|CAN}}Samuel OdindoCharles Adamu|GHA}}|Heavyweight (91 kg)Mark Simmons (boxer)>CAN}}Roland Raforme|SEY}}Kevin Evans (boxer)>WAL}}{{flagmedalistGarth da Silva>NZL}}|Super heavyweight (over 91 kg)Audley Harrison|ENG}}Michael Macaque|MRI}}Justin WhiteheadMoyoyo Aloryi|GHA}}

Cricket

{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}|Men's cricketSouth Africa}}Australia}}New Zealand}}

Cycling

Track cycling {| {{MedalistTable|typeEvent}}sprint (cycling)>sprint

Darryn Hill|AUS}}Sean Eadie|AUS}}Barry Forde|BAR}}Sprint (cycling)>sprintTanya Dubnicoff|CAN}}Michelle Ferris|AUS}}Lori-Ann Muenzer|CAN}}|Men's 1000m track time trialShane Kelly|AUS}}Jason Queally|ENG}}Joshua Kersten|AUS}}|Women's 3000 m individual pursuitSarah Ulmer|NZL}}Alayna Burns|AUS}}Yvonne McGregor|ENG}}|Men's 4000 m individual pursuitBrad McGee|AUS}}Luke Roberts|AUS}}Matt Illingworth|ENG}}|Men's 4000 m team pursuitBrad McGeeBrett LancasterLuke RobertsMichael Rogers (cyclist)>Michael RogersTimothy Lyons|{{ENG}}Bradley WigginsColin SturgessJon ClayMatt IllingworthRobert Hayles|{{NZL}}Brendon CameronGreg HendersonLee VertongenTimothy Carswell|Men's 25 scratch raceMichael Rogers (cyclist)>AUS}}Shaun Wallace (cyclist)>ENG}}Timothy Barswell|NZL}}Track cycling/Points Race>points raceAlayna Burns|AUS}}Sarah Ulmer|NZL}}Annie Gariepy|CAN}}Track cycling/Points Race>points raceGlen Thomson|NZL}}Rob Hayles|ENG}}Greg Henderson|NZL}}

Road bicycle racing {| {{MedalistTable|typeEvent}}|Women's 28 km individual time trialAnna Millward

>AUS}}Linda Jackson (cyclist)>CAN}}Kathy Watt|AUS}}|Men's 42 km individual time trialEric Wohlberg|CAN}}Stuart O'Grady|AUS}}David George (cyclist)>RSA}}|Women's 92 km road raceLyne Bessette|CAN}}Susy Pryde|NZL}}Anna Millward>AUS}}|Men's 184 km road raceJay Sweet|AUS}}Rosli Effandy|MAS}}Eric Wohlberg|CAN}}

Gymnastics {| {{MedalistTable|typeEvent}}Gymnastics balance beam>balance beam

Trudy McIntosh|AUS}}Zeena McLaughlin|AUS}}Lise Leveille|CAN}}Gymnastics floor>floor exerciseAnnika Reeder|ENG}}Allana Slater|AUS}}Zeena McLaughlin|AUS}}Gymnastics uneven bars>uneven barsLisa Skinner|AUS}}Veronique Leeleve|CAN}}Zeena McLaughlin|AUS}}Gymnastics vault>vaultLisa Mason|ENG}}Trudy McIntosh|AUS}}Annika Reeder|ENG}}|Women's all round individualZeena McLaughlin|AUS}}Allana Slater|AUS}}Trudy McIntosh|AUS}}|Women's all round team event|{{AUS}}Allana SlaterKatarina FrketicLisa SkinnerTrudy McIntoshZeena McLaughlinAnnika ReederGemma CuffKelly HackmanLisa MasonMelissa Wilcox (gymnast)>Melissa Wilcox|{{CAN}}Crystal GilmoreEmilie FournierKatie RowlandLise LeveilleVeronique LeclercGymnastics floor>floor exerciseAndrei Kravtsov|AUS}}Christian Brezeanu|RSA}}John SmethurstDavid Phillips (gymnast)>NZL}}Gymnastics horizontal high bar>horizontal or high barAlexander Jeltkov|CAN}}Kris Burley|CAN}}Lee McDermott (gymnast)>ENG}}Gymnastics parallel bars>parallel barsAndrei Kravtsov|AUS}}Richard Ikede|CAN}}Bret Hudson|AUS}}gymnastics pommel horse>pommel horseAndrei Kravtsov|AUS}}Richard Ikede|CAN}}Brennon Dowrick|AUS}}Gymnastics rings>ringsPavel Mamine|AUS}}Andrew Atherton (gymnast)>ENG}}Athol Myhill|RSA}}Gymnastics vault>vaultSimon Hutcheon|RSA}}Christian Brezeanu|RSA}}Bret Hudson|AUS}}|Men's all round individualAndrei Kravtsov|AUS}}Andrew Atherton (gymnast)>ENG}}Brennon Dowrick|AUS}}|Men's all round team eventAndrew Atherton (gymnast)>Andrew AthertonCraig HeapJohn SmethurstLee McDermott (gymnast)Ross Brewer (gymnast)>Ross Brewer|{{AUS}}Andrei KravtsovBrennon DowrickBret HudsonPavel MaminePhilippe RizzoAlexander JeltkovGrant GoldingKristan BurleyPeter Schmid (gymnast)>Peter SchmidRichard Ikeda|Women's rhythmic clubsErika Leigh Stirton|CAN}}Shaneez Johnston|AUS}}Emilie Livingston|CAN}}|Women's rhythmic hoopErika Leigh Stirton|CAN}}Thye Chee Kiat|MAS}}Leigh Marning|AUS}}|Women's rhythmic ribbonErika Leigh Stirton|CAN}}Shaneez Johnston|AUS}}Carolyn Au Yong|MAS}}|Women's rhythmic ropeErika Leigh Stirton|CAN}}Leigh Marning|AUS}}Thye Chee Kiat|MAS}}|Women's rhythmic all round individualErika Leigh Stirton|CAN}}Leigh Marning|AUS}}Shaneez Johnston|AUS}}|Women's rhythmic all round team|{{MAS}}Carolyn Au-YongChee Kiat ThyeEl Regina TajudinSarina Sundara Rajah|{{CAN}}Emilie LivingstonErika Leigh StirtonKatie Iafolla|{{AUS}}Danielle Le RayKristy DarrahLeigh MarningShaneez Johnston

(Field) Hockey

Lawn bowls

Netball

Rugby sevens

Shooting {| {{MedalistTable|typeEvent}}|Men's 10m air pistol individualMick Gault|ENG}}

Jaspal Rana|IND}}Greg Yelavich|NZL}}|Women's 10m air pistol individualAnnemarie Forder|AUS}}Christine Trefry|AUS}}Tania Corrigan|NZL}}|Men's 10m air pistol teamNick Baxter (sport shooter) and Mick Gault>ENG}}Jaspal Rana and Satendra Kumar|IND}}John Rochon (sport shooter) and Jean-Pierre Huot>CAN}}|Women's 10m air pistol pairsAnnemarie Forder and Christine Trefry|AUS}}Tania Corrigan and Jocelyn Lees|NZL}}Kamisah Abdul Jalal and Suriani Othman|MAS}}|Men's 10m air rifle individualChris Hector|ENG}}Mohd Emran Zakaria|MAS}}Zlatko Beneta|AUS}}|Women's 10m air rifle individualNurul Huda Baharin|MAS}}Sharon Bowes|CAN}}Louise Minett|ENG}}|Men's 10m air rifle teamChris Hector and Nigel Wallace|ENG}}Abdul Mutalib Abdul Razak and Mohammed Emran Zakaria|MAS}}David Rattray and Robin Law|SCO}}|Women's 10m air rifle pairsChristina Ashcroft and Sharon Bowes|CAN}}Belinda Muehlberg and Noemi Rostas|AUS}}Louise Minett and Becky Spicer|ENG}}|Men's 25 m centre-fire pistol individualJaspal Rana|IND}}Allan McDonald (sport shooter)>RSA}}John Rochon (sport shooter)>CAN}}|Men's 25 m centre-fire pistol pairsJaspal Rana and Ashok Pandit|IND}}John Rochon (sport shooter) and Metodi Igorov>CAN}}Mike Giustiniano and Bruce Quick|AUS}}|Men's 50m free pistol individualMick Gault|ENG}}Francois Van Tonder|RSA}}Bruce Quick|AUS}}|Men's 50m free pistol pairsNick Baxter (sport shooter) and Mick Gault>ENG}}David Moore (sport shooter) and Bruce Quick>AUS}}John Rochon (sport shooter) and Jean-Pierre Huot>CAN}}|Fullbore rifle Queens prize open pairDavid Calvert (sport shooter) and Martin Millar (sport shooter)>Martin Millar|NIR}}James Paton (sport shooter) and Alain Marion (sport shooter)>Alain Marion|CAN}}David Davies (sport shooter) and Christopher Hockley (sport shooter)>Christopher Hockley|WAL}}|Fullbore rifle Queens prize open individualJames Paton (sport shooter)>CAN}}Zainal Abidin Md Zain|MAS}}Andrew Luckman|ENG}}Trap shooting>trap individualMichael Diamond (sport shooter)>AUS}}Ian Peel|ENG}}Desmond Coe|NZL}}Trap shooting>trap teamMansher Singh and Manavjit Singh|IND}}Michael Diamond (sport shooter) and Ben Kelley>AUS}}Bob Borsley and Ian Peel|ENG}}25 metre rapid fire pistol>25 m rapid fire pistol individualMetodi Igorov|CAN}}Allan McDonald (sport shooter)>RSA}}Bhanwar Dhaka|IND}}25 metre rapid fire pistol>25 m rapid fire pistol pairsMike Giustiniano and Pat Murray (sport shooter)>AUS}}Jason Wakeling and Alan Earle|NZL}}Allan McDonald (sport shooter) and André van Emmenis>RSA}}Skeet shooting>skeet individualDesmond Davies|WAL}}Joe Trinci|CAN}}David Cunningham (sport shooter)>AUS}}Skeet shooting>skeet pairsCostas Stratis and Antonis Nicolaides|CYP}}Andrew Austin (sport shooter) and Drew Harvey (sport shooter)>Drew Harvey|ENG}}Douglas McCutcheon and Joe Trinci|CAN}}|Men's 50m rifle three positions individualTimothy Lowndes|AUS}}Wayne Sorensen|CAN}}Kenneth Parr|ENG}}|Men's 50m rifle three positions pairsMichael Dion (sport shooter) and Wayne Sorensen>CAN}}Les Imgrund and Tim Lowndes|AUS}}Chris Hector and Kenneth Parr|ENG}}|Men's 50m rifle prone individualStephen Petterson|NZL}}David Moore (sport shooter)>IOM}}Gavin van Rhyn|RSA}}|Men's 50m rifle prone pairsGavin van Rhyn and Michael Thiele|RSA}}Philip Scanlan and Neil Day|ENG}}Tim Lowndes and Warren Potent|AUS}}|Women's 50m rifle prone individualRoopa Unnikrishnan|IND}}Carrie Quigley|AUS}}Sally Johnston|NZL}}|Women's 50m rifle prone pairsCarrie Quigley and Kim Frazer|AUS}}Christina Ashcroft and Maureen Spinney|CAN}}Susan Bell (sport shooter) and Shirley McIntosh>SCO}}|Women's 50m rifle three positions individualSusan McCready|AUS}}Sharon Bowes|CAN}}Roslina Bakar|MAS}}|Women's 50m rifle Three positions pairsSharon Bowes and Christina Ashcroft|CAN}}Val Martin and Donna Potgieter|RSA}}Shirley McIntosh and Janis Thomson|SCO}}|Women's 25m sport pistol individualChristine Trefry|AUS}}Bibiana Ng Pei Chin|MAS}}Kim Eagles|CAN}}|Women's 25m sport pistol pairsChristine Trefry and Annette Woodward|AUS}}Tania Corrigan and Jocelyn Lees|NZL}}Bibiana Ng Pei Chin and Norsita Mahmud|MAS}}

Squash

Bowling {| {{MedalistTable|typeEvent}}|Men's singlesKenny Ang|MAS}}, 6046 points

Bill Rowe (bowler)>CAN}}, 5946Warren Rennox|CAN}}, 5850|Women's singlesCara Honeychurch|AUS}}, 6406Maxine Nable|AUS}}, 6028Lai Kin Ngoh|MAS}}, 5920|Men's doublesKenny Ang and Ben Heng|MAS}}, 3522Antoine Jones (bowler) and Conrad Lister>BER}}, 3329Michael Muir and Frank Ryan (bowler)>AUS}}, 3229|Women's doublesCara Honeychurch and Maxine Nable|AUS}}, 3678Lai Kin Ngoh and Shalin Zulkifli|MAS}}, 3548Pauline Buck and Gemma Burden|ENG}}, 3536|Mixed doublesFrank Ryan (bowler) and Cara Honeychurch>AUS}}, 3605Richard Hood and Pauline Buck|ENG}}, 3560Bill Rowe (bowler) and Jane Amlinger>CAN}}, 3536

Weightlifting {| {{MedalistTable|typeEvent}}snatch (weightlifting)>snatch

Mehmey Yagci|AUS}}, 107.5 kgArumugam K. Pandian|IND}} 107.5 kgMatin Guntali|MAS}}, 105 kg|Men's 56 kg clean and jerkDharmaraj Wilson|IND}}, 140 kgArumugam K. Pandian|IND}} 137.5 kgMatin Guntali|MAS}}, 135 kg|Men's 56 kg combinedArumugam K. Pandian|IND}}, 245 kgDharmaraj Wilson|IND}}, 242.5 kgMatin Guntali|MAS}}, 240 kgsnatch (weightlifting)>snatchMarcus Stephen|NRU}}, 125 kgYurik Sarkisyan|AUS}}, 125 kgGanapathy Gnanasekar|IND}}, 117.5 kg|Men's 62 kg clean and jerkMarcus Stephen|NRU}}, 167.5 kgYurik Sarkisyan|AUS}}, 157.5 kgMurugesan Arun|IND}}, 155 kg|Men's 62 kg combinedMarcus Stephen|NRU}}, 292.5 kgYurik Sarkisyan|AUS}}, 282.5 kgMurugesan Arun|IND}}, 272.5 kgsnatch (weightlifting)>snatchSebastien Groulx|CAN}}, 130 kgStewart Cruickshank|ENG}}, 130 kgTony Morgan (weightlifter)>WAL}}, 130 kg,|Men's 69 kg clean and jerkMuhamad Hidayat Hamidon|MAS}}, 167.5 kgSebastien Groulx|CAN}}, 167.5 kgG. Vadivelu|IND}}, 135.5 kg|Men's 69 kg combinedSebastien Groulx|CAN}}, 297.5 kgMuhamad Hidayat Hamidon|MAS}}, 295 kgSandeep Kumar (weightlifter)>IND}}, 285 kgsnatch (weightlifting)>snatchSatheesha Rai|IND}}, 147.5 kgDave Morgan (weightlifter)>WAL}}, 145 kgDamian Brown|AUS}}, 140 kg|Men's 77 kg clean and jerkDamian Brown|AUS}}, 187.5 kgSatheesha Rai|IND}}, 175 kgAlain Bilodeau|CAN}}, 167.5 kg|Men's 77 kg combinedDamian Brown|AUS}}, 327.5 kgSatheesha Rai|IND}}, 322.5 kgAlain Bilodeau|CAN}}, 305 kgsnatch (weightlifting)>snatchStephen Ward (weightlifter)>ENG}}, 157.5 kgLeon Griffin|ENG}}, 155 kgDavid Matam Matam|CMR}}, 147.5 kg|Men's 85 kg clean and jerkLeon Griffin|ENG}}, 192.5 kgStephen Ward (weightlifter)>ENG}}, 187.5 kgDavid Matam Matam|CMR}}, 180 kg|Men's 85 kg combinedLeon Griffin|ENG}}, 347.5 kgStephen Ward (weightlifter)>ENG}}, 345 kgDavid Matam Matam|CMR}}, 327.5 kgsnatch (weightlifting)>snatchKiril Kounev|AUS}}, 165 kgAnthony Arthur (weightlifter)>ENG}}, 152.5Simon Heffernan|AUS}}, 150 kg|Men's 94 kg clean and jerkKiril Kounev|AUS}}, 205 kgAndrew Callard>ENG}}, 190 kgSimon Heffernan|AUS}}, 185 kg|Men's 94 kg combinedKiril Kounev|AUS}}, 370 kgAndrew Callard>ENG}}, 340 kgSimon Heffernan|AUS}}, 335 kgsnatch (weightlifting)>snatchAkos Sandor|CAN}}, 167.5 kgTommy Yule|ENG}}, 160 kgNigel Avery|NZL}}, 155 kg|Men's 105 kg clean and jerkAkos Sandor|CAN}}, 192.5 kgTommy Yule|ENG}}, 190 kgKarl Grant|ENG}}, 187.5 kg|Men's 105 kg combinedAkos Sandor|CAN}}, 360 kgTommy Yule|ENG}}, 350 kgNigel Avery|NZL}}, 340 kgsnatch (weightlifting)>snatchDarren Liddel|NZL}}, 165 kgGiles Greenwood|ENG}}, 162.5 kgChristopher Rae|AUS}}, 160 kg|Men's 105+ kg clean and jerkDarren Liddel|NZL}}, 202.5 kgJean Bilong|CMR}}, 192.5 kgChristopher Rae|AUS}}, 192.5 kg|Men's 105+ kg combinedDarren Liddel|NZL}}, 367.5 kgChristopher Rae|AUS}}, 352.5 kgGiles Greenwood|ENG}}, 352.5 kg

Controversy

1998 Klang Valley Water Crisis

The 1998 Klang Valley water crisis was a water shortage that affected the biggest metropolitan region of the country. This water shortage affected almost all the residents in the Klang Valley, causing the government to impose water rationing prior to the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.This crisis was blamed on El Niño despite actual rainfall in the months leading up to February 1998 in Federal TerritoryWEB, 2007-10-17, RAINFALL PATTERN IN MALAYSIA,weblink 2021-08-11,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071017083811weblink">weblink 17 October 2007, not being significantly below average. In fact in November 1997, Klang Gates Dam had its highest recorded rainfall. Similarly in October 1997 the Kajang station not far from the Semenyih dam had its highest rainfall in record.

See also

• Sport in Malaysia

References

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External links

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• Official Kuala Lumpur 98 – 16th Commonwealth Games Website {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217162531weblink |date=17 February 2020 }}
• Unofficial site
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110715223359weblink">KL 98 Games Archives
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/19990225161505weblink">1998 Games nine msn (now nine.com.au) Australia coverage site

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