The 2017 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 29th Southeast Asian Games, or the 29th SEA Games, and commonly known as Kuala Lumpur 2017, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event that took place from 19 to 30 August 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This was the sixth time that Malaysia hosted the games and its first time since 2001. Previously, it had also hosted the 1965, 1971, 1977 and 1989 editions of the games. The 2017 edition is most notable for being the first edition to include winter sports.
The 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 41st edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The main tournament was co-hosted by the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec and Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. This was the 14th championship that Canada had hosted. Montreal and Toronto also jointly hosted the 2015 edition. The tournament consisted of 30 games between 10 nations.
The football tournament at the 2017 SEA Games was in Kuala Lumpur. In addition matches were played in Kuala Lumpur, Shah Alam and Selayang.
The Philippines competed at the 29th Southeast Asian Games which took place in Malaysia from 19 to 30 August 2017. The Philippines contingent was composed of 497 athletes, 163 sporting officials and 70 administrative and medical staff who competed in 37 out of the 38 sports. The Philippines finished the 29th SEA Games in 6th place with a medal haul of 23 Golds, 33 Silvers and 64 Bronze which is the country's worst finish in 18 years. The next edition of the Southeast Asian Games was hosted by the Philippines in 2019.
The Basketball competitions at the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur took place from 20 to 26 August at MABA Stadium in Kuala Lumpur.
The field hockey competitions at the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur will take place at National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil.
The ice hockey competitions at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur was held at the Empire City Ice Arena in Selangor.
The netball competitions at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur were held from 14 to 20 August at Juara Stadium in Bukit Kiara.
The rugby sevens competitions at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur took place at the Petaling Jaya Stadium in Petaling Jaya.
The water polo competitions at the 2017 SEA Games in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur took place at National Aquatic Centre. It was one of four aquatic sports at the Games, along with diving, swimming, and synchronised swimming.
The futsal competitions at the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur took place at Panasonic Stadium in Shah Alam.
The men's basketball tournament at the 2017 SEA Games was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at the MABA Stadium from 20 to 26 August. The Philippines successfully defended its championship for the record twelfth consecutive time. Indonesia settled for the silver medal for the second consecutive time, while Thailand again placed in the podium after winning the bronze medal.
Netball was one of the ten core sports at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which was held on the Gold Coast in Australia. This was the sixth staging of netball at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 1998, and the second time the netball event was held in Australia.
The men's football tournament at the 2017 SEA Games was held from 14 to 29 August in Malaysia in August 2017. In this tournament, all 11 Southeast Asian teams played in the men's competition. In addition to the host city of Kuala Lumpur, matches were also played in Shah Alam and Selayang. Associations affiliated with FIFA might send teams to participate in the tournament. Men's teams were restricted to under-22 players.
The women's futsal tournament at the 2017 SEA Games were held from 18 to 27 August in Malaysia. In this tournament, 5 Southeast Asian teams competed in the women's competition.
The men's field hockey tournament at the 2017 SEA Games was held from 22 to 29 August in Malaysia. In this tournament, 5 Southeast Asian teams played in the men's competition.
The women's field hockey tournament at the 2017 SEA Games was held from 21 to 28 August in Malaysia. In this tournament, 5 Southeast Asian teams played in the women's competition.
The men's indoor hockey tournament at the 2017 SEA Games was held from 21 to 26 August in Malaysia. In this tournament, 6 Southeast Asian teams played in the men's competition.
The women's indoor hockey tournament at the 2017 SEA Games was held from 21 to 25 August in Malaysia. In this tournament, 5 Southeast Asian teams played in the women's competition.
Indoor hockey at the Southeast Asian Games was first introduced at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
