KUALA LUMPUR — Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) and Kolej Poly-Tech MARA (KPTM) emerged champions in their respective categories at the 11th Malaysia Games Festival (FPM) 2026, held at Padang Merbok here from Oct 29 to Nov 1.
Organised by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) through the National Department for Culture and Arts (JKKN), in collaboration with DBKL and the Malaysian Traditional Sports Association (SUTRA), the festival brought together 3,012 participants to celebrate and promote traditional games.
The festival, first introduced in 2015, featured competitions in three categories: institutions of higher learning on Oct 30, uniformed bodies on Oct 31, and the corporate sector and government agencies on Nov 1.
Among the traditional games featured were Raja di Julang, Galah Panjang, marbles, Tin Target, Congkak, Sepak Raga Ratus, Giant Clogs, blowpipe shooting, traditional archery and sarong football.
DBKL won the uniformed bodies category, while MAHB emerged champions in the corporate category. KPTM took the overall title in the institutions of higher learning category.
Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) and Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) also participated in the festival for the first time.
Besides the competitions, FPM 2026 featured various interactive activities, including traditional folk games, a demonstration of rejam batang tepus (traditional spear-throwing) by the Orang Asli community in collaboration with the Department of Orang Asli Development (JAKOA), silat drum workshops, tanjak (traditional Malay headgear) making and women’s martial arts.
Visitors also had the opportunity to watch arm-wrestling and open kabaddi competitions, diabolo performances, as well as Colours of Malaysia x KL Cultural Nitez.
Other activities included Wau Run 2026, Malaysia Foldies Unity (MYFUN), Senam Seni 2.0, Zumba sessions by Funky Fresh Studio and a carrom competition.
The festival was supported by more than 40 government and private-sector agencies, with sponsors including Saloma Management, Bank Simpanan Nasional, Watsons, Spritzer, BOH Tea (BOH Plantations Sdn Bhd), Havoc, Unifi Malaysia and Milo Malaysia.
The festival was officially launched by JKKN director-general Mohd Amran Mohd Haris, who represented the MOTAC Minister. The programme continued with competitions involving contingents from the uniformed bodies category.
—Bernama
