PUTRAJAYA, April 30 — Malaysian Games (SUKMA) 2026 volunteers’ allowance will remain even amid cost-saving measures, said state executive councillor for youth, sports and entrepreneurship Mohd Najwan Halimi.
He however added that the number of volunteers is being reduced to under 5,000 even though there are more than 30,000 applicants.
“We discussed that, too, just now. God willing, it won’t affect allowance. It’s just that for volunteers, we have to narrow the scope, maybe to under 5,000 people,” he said after a SUKMA Supreme Committee meeting at the Youth and Sports Ministry headquarters here today.
Also present was Youth and Sports Minister Mohammed Taufiq Johari.
As of March 25, 31,838 people had applied to be SUKMA volunteers. According to data on the SUKMA Selangor 2026, the highest number of volunteer applications were submitted for badminton (2,648), indoor volleyball (1,653), and aquatics (1,099).
Yesterday, Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj granted Taufiq an audience at Istana Bukit Kayangan in Shah Alam, to obtain updates on the biennial event Selangor is hosting.
According to the Selangor Royal Office in a Facebook post, His Royal Highness expressed satisfaction over the meeting and with organisers’ cost-saving measures.
The 22nd SUKMA will be held from August 15 to 24, while Para SUKMA will be held from September 5 to 14.
SUKMA Selangor 2026 will see 474 events in 37 sports held in 52 venues across Selangor’s nine districts, except for track cycling, which will be held at the National Velodrome in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, while Para SUKMA Selangor 2026 will see 316 events in 10 sports.
