2025 Borneo Games
{{Infobox games
| name = 2025 Borneo Games
| logo = Borneo Games Kuching 2025.jpg
| size =
| caption = Official poster for the 2025 Borneo Games in [[Sarawak]], Malaysia.
| host_city = [[Kuching]], [[Sarawak]], Malaysia
| motto =
| teams = 5 (See [[#Participants]])
| sports = 8
| events =
| opening = 24 September 2025
| closing = 28 September 2025
| opened_by = [[Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah|Dato' Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah]]<ref name="TV Sabah">{{cite web|url=https://tvsabahnews.com/sukan-borneo-2025-kembali-selepas-12-tahun-sarawak-tampil-sebagai-tuan-rumah/|title=Sukan Borneo 2025 kembali selepas 12 tahun, Sarawak tuan rumah|website=TV Sabah|date=24 September 2025|access-date=26 September 2025|language=ms}}</ref><br>{{small|Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth, and Sports of Sarawak}}
| athlete's oath =
| stadium = Petra Jaya Sports Complex
| website = {{URL|https://www.borneogames2025.com}}
| next = [[2027 Borneo Games|''2027 East Kalimantan'']]
| previous = 2013 Labuan
| closed_by =
}}
The '''2025 [[Borneo Games]]''' ({{langx|ms|Sukan Borneo 2025}}; officially known as the '''VI Borneo Games''' or the '''6th Borneo Games''') is a [[multi-sport event]] involving regions on the island of [[Borneo]]. It is scheduled to take place from 24 to 28 September 2025 in [[Kuching]], [[Sarawak]] after last being held in 2013 in [[Labuan]].<ref name="Bernama">{{cite web|url=https://www.bernama.com/radio//news.php?id=2471029|title=SUKAN BORNEO 2025 SIMBOL PERPADUAN - ABDUL KARIM|website=Bernama|date=24 September 2025|access-date=26 September 2025|language=ms}}</ref><ref name="Utusan Borneo">{{cite web|url=https://www.utusanborneo.com.my/2025/07/04/sukan-borneo-kembali-dianjurkan-selepas-12-tahun-menyepi|title=Sukan Borneo kembali dianjurkan selepas 12 tahun menyepi|website=Utusan Borneo|date=24 September 2025|access-date=26 September 2025|language=ms}}</ref>
Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth, and Sports of Sarawak, [[Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah|Dato' Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah]] stated that Sarawak would like to re-organize the [[Borneo Games]]. He announced that the games will take place in the second half of 2025.<ref name="The Star">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/02/10/sarawak-aims-to-host-revived-borneo-games-in-second-half-of-2025-says-state-minister|title=Sarawak aims to host revived Borneo Games in second half of 2025, says state minister|website=The Star|date=10 February 2025|access-date=26 September 2025|language=en}}</ref>
==Participants==
Five (5) regions/contingents from three (3) countries participated in this event. [[Malaysia]] represented the largest number, followed by one each from [[Indonesia]] and [[Brunei]].
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="width:100%;"
!Participating regions/contingents
|-
|{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
*{{Flag|Malaysia}}
**{{Flag|Sarawak}} '''(host)'''
**{{Flag|Sabah}}
**{{Flag|Labuan}}
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*{{Flag|Indonesia}}
**{{Flag|East Kalimantan}}
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*{{Flag|Brunei}}
{{div col end}}
|}
==The Games==
===Ceremony===
The opening ceremony was held at the Perpaduan Stadium, Petra Jaya Sports Complex on 24 September 2025.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sukan Borneo kembali selepas 12 tahun dengan majlis perasmian penuh warna-warni|url=https://www.utusanborneo.com.my/2025/09/24/sukan-borneo-kembali-selepas-12-tahun-dengan-majlis-perasmian-penuh-warna-warni |publisher=Utusan Borneo|date=24 September 2025|access-date=29 September 2025|language=ms}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sukan Borneo 2025 platform perpaduan|url=https://www.bernama.com/radio/news.php?id=2471029|publisher=Bernama|date=24 September 2025|access-date=29 September 2025|language=ms}}</ref> The closing ceremony was held on 28 September 2025 at the Perpaduan Convention Centre (PCC) Demak, Kuching, where [[East Kalimantan]] was chosen to host the [[2027 Borneo Games]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia dipilih sebagai tuan rumah Sukan Borneo 2027|url=https://bernama.com/bm/sukan/news.php?id=2472508|publisher=Bernama|date=28 September 2025 |access-date=29 September 2025|language=ms}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kalimantan Timur tuan rumah Sukan Borneo 2027|url=https://www.tvsarawak.my/2025/09/28/kalimantan-timur-tuan-rumah-sukan-borneo-2027/|publisher=TV Sarawak|date=28 September 2025|access-date=29 September 2025|language=ms}}</ref>
===Sports events===
The [[Blowgun|blowpipe]] ({{langx|ms|menyumpit}}) sports competition was initially cancelled due to lack of contingent participation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2468435|title=Blowpipe Event Dropped From Borneo Games 2025 Due To Lack Of Entries|publisher=Bernama|date=17 September 2025|access-date=27 September 2025|language=ms}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2025/09/17/blowpipe-event-dropped-from-borneo-games-2025-due-to-lack-of-entries/ |title=Blowpipe event dropped from Borneo Games 2025 due to lack of entries |publisher=The Borneo Post |date=17 September 2025 |access-date=27 September 2025|language=ms}}</ref> However, this event will still take place according to the scheduled date.<ref>{{cite web |title=Result System - Borneo Games Kuching 2025 (Blowpipe - Schedules & Results)|url=https://rs.borneogames2025.com/blo/schedules?date=2025-09-27&discipline=&classification= |date=24 September 2023 |website=Result System - Borneo Games Kuching 2025|access-date=27 September 2025|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sukan Borneo 2025: Sarawak unggul dalam acara menyumpit, sapu bersih 5 pingat emas|url=https://www.tvsarawak.my/2025/09/27/sukan-borneo-2025-sarawak-unggul-dalam-acara-menyumpit-sapu-bersih-5-pingat-emas/ |date=24 September 2023 |website=TV Sarawak|access-date=27 September 2025|language=ms}}</ref>
The golf event is listed as a VIP competition, and is not a competitive event.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2025/07/04/revived-borneo-games-set-for-sept-24-28 |title=Revived Borneo Games set for Sept 24-28 |publisher=The Star |date=4 July 2025 |access-date=27 September 2025|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://dayakdaily.com/brunei-5-others-confirmed-to-participate-in-borneo-games-2025-this-sept-24-28/ |title=Brunei, 5 others confirmed to participate in Borneo Games 2025 |publisher=DayakDaily |date=4 July 2025 |access-date=27 September 2025|language=en}}</ref>
''All times and dates are in [[Malaysian Time|Malaysian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+8]]).''<ref>{{cite web |title=Result System - Borneo Games Kuching 2025 (Schedules)|url=https://rs.borneogames2025.com/schedules |date=24 September 2023 |website=Result System - Borneo Games Kuching 2025|access-date=26 September 2025|language=en}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%; position:relative; width:100%;"
|-
|style="width:2.5em; background-color:#00cc33; text-align:center;"|'''OC'''||Opening ceremony
|style="width:2.5em; background-color:#3399ff; text-align:center;"|●||Event match
|style="width:2.5em; background-color:#ffcc00; text-align:center;"|'''1'''||Gold medal event
|style="width:2.5em; background-color:#ee3333; text-align:center;"|'''CC'''||Closing ceremony
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; line-height:1.25em; margin:0.5em auto; text-align:center; width:100%"
|-
!style=width:18%; colspan=2 rowspan=2|
!colspan=5|September
!style=width:6%; rowspan=2|Program
|-
!style=width:4%;|24<br/>Wed
!style=width:4%;|25<br/>Thu
!style=width:4%;|26<br/>Fri
!style=width:4%;|27<br/>Sat
!style=width:4%;|28<br/>Sun
|-
<!-- Sport-->| align="left" colspan=2 | Ceremony
<!-- 24 Sept-->| bgcolor="#00cc33" | '''OC'''
<!--25 Sept-->|
<!--26 Sept-->|
<!--27 Sept-->|
<!--28 Sept-->| bgcolor="#ee3333" | '''CC'''
<!--Acara-->|
|-
| align="left" colspan="2" | [[File:Badminton pictogram.svg|20px]] Badminton
<!-- 24 Sept-->|
<!-- 25 Sept-->| style="background-color:#3399ff;" |●
<!--26 Sept-->| style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |'''2'''
<!--27 Sept-->| style="background-color:#3399ff;" |●
<!--28 Sept-->| style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |'''5'''
<!--Acara-->| '''7'''
|-
<!-- Sport-->| align="left" colspan="2" | [[File:Lawn bowls pictogram.svg|20px]] Bowling alley
<!-- 24 Sept-->|
<!-- 25 Sept-->| style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |'''4'''
<!--26 Sept-->| style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |'''1'''
<!--27 Sept-->| style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |'''4'''
<!--28 Sept-->|
<!--Acara-->| '''9'''
|-
|align=left colspan="2"|[[File:Archery pictogram.svg|20px]] Archery
<!-- 24 Sept-->|
<!-- 25 Sept-->| style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |'''6'''
<!--26 Sept-->| style="background-color:#3399ff;" |●
<!--27 Sept-->| style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |'''7'''
<!--28 Sept-->| style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |'''6'''
<!--Events-->| '''19'''
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Blowpipe
<!-- 24 Sept-->|
<!-- 25 Sept-->|
<!-- 26 Sept-->|
<!-- 27 Sept-->| style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |'''5'''
<!-- 28 Sept-->|
<!--Acara-->| '''5'''
|-
|align=left colspan=2|[[File:Athletics pictogram.svg|20px]] Athletics
<!-- 24 Sept-->|
<!-- 25 Sept-->| style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|'''9'''
<!-- 26 Sept-->| style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|'''13'''
<!-- 27 Sept-->| style="background-color:#ffcc00;"|'''10'''
<!-- 28 Sept-->|
<!--Events-->| '''32'''
|-
|align=left colspan=2|[[File:Swimming pictogram.svg|20px]] Swimming
<!-- 24 Sept-->|
<!-- 25 Sept-->| style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |'''11'''
<!-- 26 Sept-->| style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |'''9'''
<!-- 27 Sept-->| style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |'''7'''
<!-- 28 Sept-->| style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |'''9'''
<!--Events-->| '''36'''
|-
| align="left" colspan="2" |[[File:Tug of war pictogram.svg|20px]] Tug of war
<!-- 24 Sept-->|
<!-- 25 Sept-->|
<!-- 26 Sept-->|
<!-- 27 Sept-->| style="background-color:#ffcc00;" |'''1'''
<!-- 28 Sept-->|
<!--Events-->| '''1'''
|-
! colspan=2|Daily medal count !! 0 !! 30 !! 25 !! 34 !! 20 !! 109
|-
! colspan=2|Cumulative amount !! 0 !! 30 !! 55 !! 89 !! 109 !! 109
|-
! colspan="8" | VIP event
|- style="text-align:center;"
|align=left colspan="2"|[[File:Golf pictogram.svg|20px]] Golf
<!-- 24 Sept-->|
<!-- 25 Sept-->|
<!-- 26 Sept-->|
<!-- 27 Sept-->| style="background-color:#3399ff;" |●
<!-- 28 Sept-->|
| VIP
|}
</onlyinclude>
==Medal table==
{{Medals table
| caption = 2025 Borneo Games medal table<ref>{{cite web|title=Result System - Borneo Games Kuching 2025 (Medals)|url=https://rs.borneogames2025.com/medals|archive-url=https://perma.cc/8L7Q-KRBL|archive-date=29 September 2025|url-status=live|website=Result System – Borneo Games Kuching 2025|date=24 September 2025|access-date=26 September 2025|language=en}}</ref>
| host = SWK
| flag_template =
| event = 2025 Borneo Games
| team = Contingent
| gold_SWK = 62 | silver_SWK = 61 | bronze_SWK = 45 | name_SWK = {{flag|Sarawak}} (SWK) | host_SWK = yes
| gold_SBH = 26 | silver_SBH = 23 | bronze_SBH = 33 | name_SBH = {{flag|Sabah}} (SBH)
| gold_EKU = 12 | silver_EKU = 11 | bronze_EKU= 8 | name_EKU = {{flag|East Kalimantan}} (EKU)
| gold_BRU = 4 | silver_BRU = 7 | bronze_BRU = 7 | name_BRU = {{flag|Brunei}} (BRU)
| gold_LBU = 5 | silver_LBU = 7 | bronze_LBU = 11 | name_LBU = {{flag|Labuan}} (LBU)
}}
==See also==
*[[2024 Sukma Games]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{official website|https://www.borneogames2025.com/}}
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[[Category:Sport in Sarawak]]
[[Category:Borneo Games]]