Editing Sabah (section)

=== Sports ===
[[File:Kota-Kinabalu Sabah Borneo-International-Marathon-2015-03.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Borneo International Marathon]] in 2015.]]
North Borneo sent its own teams to participate in the [[North Borneo at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]] [[Summer Olympic Games]],<ref>{{cite book |author1=Carole Fink |author2=Frank Hadler |author3=Tomasz Schramm |title=1956: European and Global Perspectives |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k7Fll8r04qMC&pg=PA283 |year=2006 |publisher=Leipziger Universitätsverlag |isbn=978-3-937209-56-2 |page=283}}</ref> [[1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1958]] and [[1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thecgf.net/countries/intro.asp?loc=SBH |title=Commonwealth Games Federation – Countries – North Borneo |publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation |access-date=1 September 2016 |archive-date=28 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828204005/http://thecgf.net/countries/intro.asp?loc=SBH }}</ref> as well on the [[1962 Asian Games]] before its athletes started representing Malaysia after 1963.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19620905-1.2.129.4.aspx |title=Japan top the list with 73 'golds' |work=The Straits Times |publisher=National Library Board |date=5 September 1962 |access-date=11 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?SYCXGjC0df+J2ChZBk5tvA== |title=Jakarta 1962 |publisher=[[Olympic Council of Asia]] |access-date=11 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101050016/http://www.ocasia.org/Game/GameParticular.aspx?SYCXGjC0df+J2ChZBk5tvA== |archive-date=1 January 2016 }}</ref> To produce more athletes and to improve and raise the standard of sports in the state after Sabah became part of Malaysia, the Sabah State Sports Council was established in 1972.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msn.sabah.gov.my/sejarah |title=Sejarah |trans-title=History |language=ms |publisher=Sabah State Sports Council |access-date=1 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901084659/http://www.msn.sabah.gov.my/sejarah |archive-date=1 September 2016 }}</ref> In addition, the Sabah Sports and Cultural Board Sports was created on 1 September 1976 before being frozen in December 1978 for more than two years until 1 January 1981 due to specific reasons.<ref name="sabah sports board">{{cite web |url=http://ww2.sabah.gov.my/ls/en/background-features.php |title=Background |publisher=Sabah Sports Board |access-date=1 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901111236/http://ww2.sabah.gov.my/ls/en/background-features.php |archive-date=1 September 2016 }}</ref> On 31 December 1996, the board been split into Sport Authority of Sabah and Sabah Cultural Board with a new board been established as the Sabah Sports Board that was maintained until present.<ref name="sabah sports board"/> Sabah became the host of [[SUKMA Games]] in [[2002 Sukma Games|2002]] and was crowned overall champions of the 2022 Para SUKMA Games.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tieng Hii|first1=Ting|title=Sarawak's reign as Para Sukma overall champions ends|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2022/11/06/sarawaks-reign-as-para-sukma-overall-champions-ends/|access-date=13 November 2022|newspaper=The Borneo Post|date=6 November 2022}}</ref> The state also sending its teams to represent Malaysia at the [[Southeast Asian Games]]. Beside focusing to main sports, Sabah also features 11 traditional sports.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ww2.sabah.gov.my/ls/sukan-tradisi-sabah.php |title=Sukan Tradisional Sabah |trans-title=Sabah Traditional Sports |language=ms |publisher=Sabah Sports Board |access-date=2 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902032300/http://ww2.sabah.gov.my/ls/sukan-tradisi-sabah.php |archive-date=2 September 2016 }}</ref>

[[File:KotaKinabalu Sabah LikasStadium-07.jpg|thumb|right|[[Likas Stadium]] which is the home stadium for [[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah F.C.]].]]
There are 12 sports complex within the state together with three main stadiums.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ww2.sabah.gov.my/ls/ |title=See → Kompleks Sukan |access-date=2 September 2016 |archive-date=23 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023010817/http://ww2.sabah.gov.my/ls/ }}</ref> [[Likas Stadium]] is the main stadium for the state football association of [[Sabah F.C. (Malaysia)|Sabah F.C.]], followed by Penampang Stadium and Tawau Stadium. Sabah F.C. (formerly Sabah FA) was founded in 1963 with the association have won one title each on the [[Malaysia FA Cup]] in 1995, [[Malaysia Premier League]] in [[Liga Perdana (1994–97)|1996]] and [[2019 Malaysia Premier League|2019]], [[President Cup Malaysia]] in 1999, 13 titles in the past [[Borneo Cup]] and 11 titles in the women's football [[Tun Sharifah Rodziah Cup]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19991202&id=Z_1OAAAAIBAJ&pg=4891,1623581 |title=Sarawak and Brunei throw in carrot |author=Vijesh Rai |newspaper=New Straits Times |date=2 December 1999 |access-date=2 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/borneocup.html |title=Borneo Cup |author1=Frank Rankmore |author2=Neil Morrison |work=The Straits Times, New Straits Times and Borneo Bulletin |publisher=RSSSF |date=31 March 2011 |access-date=2 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902055913/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/borneocup.html |archive-date=2 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The association was returned to private sector in early 1996, which had long under the purview of the state government.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19960305&id=9P1OAAAAIBAJ&pg=2332,2133551 |title=Sabah FA turn to private sector |author=Joniston Bangkuai |newspaper=New Straits Times |date=5 March 1996 |access-date=2 September 2016}}</ref> But following the argument between the association and Sabah Sports Board, Sabah FA was suspended by the state sports council on 15 January 1998 and the management was put under the [[Ministry of Youth and Sports (Malaysia)|national sport ministry]].<ref name="suspension">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19980115&id=TfxOAAAAIBAJ&pg=3193,5419141 |title=State sports council suspends Sabah FA |author=Joniston Bangkuai |newspaper=New Straits Times |date=15 January 1998 |access-date=2 September 2016}}</ref> The move was seen as breaching [[FIFA]] rules that stated there should be no government interference on football organisations.<ref name="suspension"/> The persistent problems plaguing the Sabah FA since 1980s have significantly deteriorating the team performances and demoralising players in addition to the scandals that have embroiling the Malaysian football in 1994.<ref>{{*}} {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19840817&id=6ckpAAAAIBAJ&pg=6303,3990875 |title=Sabah FA sack their secretary |author=Colin Forsythe |newspaper=New Straits Times |date=17 August 1984 |access-date=2 September 2016}}<br />{{*}} {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19910404&id=EMFUAAAAIBAJ&pg=6503,1395017 |title=No end to Sabah FA's woes |author=Joniston Bangkuai |newspaper=New Straits Times |date=4 April 1991 |access-date=2 September 2016}}<br />{{*}} {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19950719&id=5npaAAAAIBAJ&pg=6670,4562616 |title=Sabah CM: Settle it out of court |author=James Ritchie |newspaper=New Straits Times |date=19 July 1995 |access-date=2 September 2016}}<br />{{*}} {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1309&dat=19950902&id=nnpaAAAAIBAJ&pg=6511,567604 |title=Bookies resurface in Sabah |author=Joniston Bangkuai |newspaper=New Straits Times |date=2 September 1995 |access-date=2 September 2016}}<br />{{*}} {{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2518&dat=20080428&id=ok1aAAAAIBAJ&pg=3014,15429820 |title=Legalize football betting in Malaysia, says top coach |work=Agence-France Presse |publisher=[[The Manila Times]] |date=28 April 2008 |access-date=2 September 2016}}</ref> In 2019, both Sabah and Sarawak Sports Ministries work together to establish the East Malaysia Sports Commission to facilitate the organisation of more sports programmes in the two territories including other places in the Borneo islands.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2019/09/05/sabah-swak-sports-ministries-to-work-together-to-create-east-malaysia-sports-commission/|title=Sabah, S'wak Sports Ministries to work together to create East Malaysia Sports Commission|author=Matthew Umpang|newspaper=The Borneo Post|date=5 September 2019|access-date=8 October 2019}}</ref> With the increase of youth interests on [[e-sports]], Sabah government also targeting to develop the sports as part of the tourism development in the state.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/132850/esports-will-be-next-big-thing-in-tourism-liew/|title=Esports will be next big thing in tourism: Liew|author=Leonard Alaza|newspaper=Daily Express|date=24 March 2019|access-date=30 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030060348/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/132850/esports-will-be-next-big-thing-in-tourism-liew/|archive-date=30 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/the-borneo-post-sabah/20190923/281659666759265|title=E-Sport debuts in Sabah|newspaper=The Borneo Post|via=PressReader|date=23 September 2019|access-date=30 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bhplus.com.my/berita/wilayah/2019/10/617208/peruntukan-bantu-tingkatkan-pembangunan-sukan-di-sabah|title=Peruntukan bantu tingkatkan pembangunan sukan di Sabah|trans-title=Allocation to help improve sports development in Sabah|author=Rafiqah Dahali|language=ms|newspaper=Berita Harian|date=13 October 2019|access-date=30 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030060348/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/132850/esports-will-be-next-big-thing-in-tourism-liew/|archive-date=30 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/141952/convert-them-to-e-sports-centres-call/|title='Convert them to e-sports centres' call|author=David Thien|newspaper=Daily Express|date=21 October 2019|access-date=30 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030060657/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/141952/convert-them-to-e-sports-centres-call/|archive-date=30 October 2019}}</ref>