Malaysia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
| Malaysia at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | MAS |
| NOC | Olympic Council of Malaysia |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France July 26, 2024 – August 11, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 26 in 11 sports |
| Flag bearers (opening) | Bertrand Rhodict Lises Nur Shazrin Mohd Latif[1] |
| Flag bearer (closing) | TBA |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 North Borneo (1956) | |
Malaysia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will signify the nation's appearance at every single edition of summer Olympics, since the official debut in 1956 under the name Malaya, except for Moscow 1980 in Moscow because of the United States-led boycott.
Background
On 12 March 2023, Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh announced the appointment of Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Datuk Hamidin Amin as Chef de Mission and squash legend Datuk Nicol David as his deputy. The same day, the Ministry of Youth and Sports also created the "Road to Gold" programme to ensure that the national team would eventually win the elusive Olympic gold medal.[2][3]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Badminton | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Cycling | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Diving | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Golf | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sailing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 26 |
Archery
Malaysia archers secured a quota place in the women's recurve individual event at the 2023 Asian Continental Qualifier Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand.[4] Malaysia also qualified for the women's team for the first time at the 2024 Final Olympic Qualifiers Tournament in Antalya, Turkey, thus also entering 2 more archers in the women's individual recurve.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Ariana Zairi | Women's individual | |||||||||
| Nurul Fazil | ||||||||||
| Syaqiera Mashayikh | ||||||||||
| Ariana Zairi Nurul Fazil Syaqiera Mashayikh |
Women's team | — | ||||||||
Athletics
Malaysian sprinter Muhd Azeem Fahmi qualified for the Olympic competition through a universality place to compete in the Men's 100 meters event.[6]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Muhd Azeem Fahmi | Men's 100 metres | ||||||||
Badminton
Malaysia entered eight badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Elimination | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
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| Lee Zii Jia | Men's singles |  Nettasinghe (SRI) |
 Abián (ESP) |
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| Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
Men's doubles |  Liang /Wang (CHN) |
 Lane /Vendy (GBR) |
 Dong /Yakura (CAN) |
— | |||||
| Goh Jin Wei | Women's singles |  Kim (KOR) |
 Scholtz (RSA) |
— | ||||||
| Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan |
Women's doubles | Chen / Jia (CHN) |
 Matsumoto /Nagahara (JPN) |
 Rahayu /Ramadhanti (INA) |
— | |||||
| Chen Tang Jie Toh Ee Wei |
Mixed doubles |  Hee /Tan (SGP) |
Feng / Huang (CHN) |
 Chiu /Gai (USA) |
— | |||||
Cycling
Road
Malaysia cyclists secured a quota place in the women's road race events through the 2023 Asian Championships in Rayong, Thailand.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nur Aisyah Mohamad Zubir | Women's road race |
Track
Malaysia entered three riders, to compete in the men's sprint, men's keirin, women's sprint and women's keirin events, following the release of the final UCI Olympic rankings.
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Round 3 | Repechage 3 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals / BM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Azizulhasni Awang | Men's sprint | ||||||||||||
| Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom | |||||||||||||
| Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri | Women's sprint | ||||||||||||
- Keirin
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | ||
| Azizulhasni Awang | Men's keirin | |||||
| Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom | ||||||
| Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri | Women's keirin |
Diving
Malaysia divers secured a quota place in the men's individual platform event by virtue of top twelve individual results at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.[7] On 28 June 2024, Malaysia was given an unused quota by other nations. Following this, another diver Nur Dhabitah Sabri would join Bertrand Rhodict and compete in the women's 3 m springboard.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Bertrand Rhodict Lises | Men's 10 m platform | ||||||
| Nur Dhabitah Sabri | Women's 3 m springboard | ||||||
Golf
Malaysia entered two golfers into the Olympic tournament. Tokyo 2020 Olympian, Gavin Green, and Ashley Lau; both qualified directly for the games in the individual competitions, based on his own world ranking positions, on the IGF World Rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Score | Score | Score | Score | Par | Rank | ||
| Gavin Green | Men's | |||||||
| Ashley Lau | Women's | |||||||
Sailing
Malaysia sailors secured a quota place in the women's ILCA6 event through winning the event at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China; and in the men's ILCA7 event at the 2024 Semaine Olympique Française (Last Chance Regatta) in Hyères, France.
- Medal race events
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | M* | ||||
| Khairulnizam Afendy | Men's ILCA 7 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| Nur Shazrin Mohd Latif | Women's ILCA 6 | — | |||||||||||||||||
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
Malaysian shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2023 and 2024 Asian Championships, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.[9]
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Johnathan Wong | Men's 10 m air pistol | ||||||
Swimming
Two Malaysian swimmers qualified for the Olympic Games through universality places. [10]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Khiew Hoe Yean | Men's 400 m freestyle | ||||||
| Tan Rouxin | Women's 100 m breaststroke | ||||||
Weightlifting
Malaysia entered one weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Aniq Kasdan (men's 61 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in his weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings; marking the nations return after last participation in 2016.[11]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Aniq Kasdan | Men's −61 kg | ||||||
References
- ^ "Olympic Games: OCM picks Bertrand, Nur Shazrin as flag bearers in Paris". New Straits Times. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ Fadhli Ishak (13 March 2023). "This is a big honour, says Malaysia's Paris Games CDM Hamidin". www.nst.com.my. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ Haresh Deol (12 March 2023). "'Road to Gold' unveiled, with hopes of able to withstand political upheavals, win Olympic gold". twentytwo13.my. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Uzbekistan qualifies first Olympic archery quota, 28 nations with spots". World Archery. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Final Olympic Qualifier: In form China to join Chinese Taipei, Great Britain and Malaysia in Paris". World Archery. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ Lim, Teik Huat (3 July 2024). "Azeem gets the nod for Olympic wild card". The Star. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "BERTRAND RHODICT, FIRST MALAYSIAN ATHLETE TO QUALIFY FOR PARIS 2024". Bernama. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "PARIS OLYMPICS: NUR DHABITAH TO MAKE THIRD OLYMPIC APPEARANCE". Bernama. 29 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "HOE YEAN, ROUXIN GET WILD CARD TICKETS TO PARIS OLYMPICS". Bernama. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Lim, Teik Huat (2 April 2024). "Aniq seals Olympic ticket". The Star. Retrieved 3 April 2024.