2011–2012 Sukma Games

On 27 May 2010, the National Sports Council of Malaysia had decided the Sukma Games be held annually with the National Sports Council held the games every odd year in Kuala Lumpur, while the state held the games every even year.

The Logo of the 2012 Sukma Games is an image of the elephant, a symbol of Pahang.

There are five colours on the logo, the black and white represents the state of Pahang, the red represents the fighting spirit of all participating athletes in achieving victory, the blue represents the sporting and unity spirit of all Malaysians and the yellow represents Pahang as a sovereign constitutional monarchy and the pride, the cheers and the honour of all people involved in making the 2012 Sukma Games a success.

[15] The mascots of the 2012 Sukma Games is a group of four elephants together as a family namely: Tahan (Father), Puteh (Mother), Rajah (Son), and Teku (Daughter), the four elephants are named after respective mountains found within Pahang.

[17] The theme song of the 2012 Sukma Games is "Satu Tujuan" (One Aim).