page_title: 1998 Commonwealth Games
section_title: Venues
hierarchical_section_title: 1998 Commonwealth Games / Preparation / Venues
caption_attribution_description: English: The interior of National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, taken during a Champions Youth Cup playoff match between AC Milan and Fluminense on August 19, 2007.
context_page_description: The 1998 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games, was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedented facts in the history of the event. The 1998 games were the first held in an Asian country and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th century. This was also the first time the games took place in a nation with a head of state other than the Head of the Commonwealth, and the first time the games were held in a country whose majority of the population did not have English as the first language. For the first time ever, the games included team sports. The other bid from the 1998 games came from Adelaide in Australia. Malaysia was the eighth nation to host the Commonwealth Games after Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, Wales, Jamaica and Scotland. Around 3638 athletes from 69 Commonwealth member nations participated at the games which featured 214 events in 15 sports with 34 of them collected medals.
context_section_description: 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) 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.
caption: National Stadium Bukit Jalil
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