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Malaysia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Malaysia competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021 which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dato' Sri Megat D Shahriman Bin Dato' Zaharudin, president of the Malaysian Paralympic Council, is the chef de mission of the delegation.[3]

Medalists

Background

Opening and closing ceremonies

Bonnie Bunyau Gustin and Siti Noor Iasah Mohamad Ariffin were flag bearers of Malaysia in the opening ceremony. In the Parade of Nations, both athletes and officials wore the Malay legendary warrior Hang Tuah inspired attire designed by the Department of fashion design and Art and Design Faculty of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in Shah Alam (Main Campus). The attire, in the colours of the national flag, featured the "Songket Bunga Tabur" pattern. The female athletes and official wore the baju kurung complete with a dokoh (tiered pendant) and selendang (shawl), while the male athletes and officials wore the traditional Baju Melayu complete with an outer coat, a sampin and the Tengkolok (headgear).[4][5]

Shuttler Cheah Liek Hou was named as flagbearer for the closing ceremony.

Target and achievement

On 19 July 2021, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican announced that the Malaysian delegation to the 2020 Summer Paralympics had a target to win three gold medals, matching the medal haul of the previous edition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[6] Malaysia managed to achieve this target with three gold medals and two silver medals, totalling to 5 medals, making it the most successful outcome in Paralympic history, surpassing their record of four medals in the 2016 games.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games:[7]

Archery

Malaysia have qualified 2 quota for archery.[8]

Men

Athletics

All male athletes have qualified from the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships at Dubai. They have qualified by being top 3 in each event. Malaysia have also entered 1 female athlete.[9]

Key


Men's track events
Men's field events
Women's track events

Badminton

Malaysia has qualified two para badminton players for each of the following events into the Paralympic tournament based on the Para Badminton World Rankings.[10]

Men

Boccia

Chew Wei Lun get a ticket for Malaysia in Individual BC1 events.[11]

Cycling

Malaysia sent three male and two female cyclists after allocations from the combined nations ranking.[12][13][14]

Road

Men's road event
Women's road event

Track

Men's track event
Women's track event

Powerlifting

Bonnie Bunyau Gustin get a ticket for Malaysia in Mens 65kg event.[15][16]

Swimming

Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli and Brenda Anellia Larry has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the MQS.[17][18]

Men
Women

Table tennis

Men's

Wheelchair tennis

Malaysia qualified one players entries for wheelchair tennis. Abu Samah Borhan qualified by the world rankings.

See also

References

  1. ^ "From Tokyo with love to Paris". Bernama. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bonnie and Siti Noor Iasah to be flag bearers in Tokyo". The Star. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ "22 athletes to carry Malaysia's challenge at Tokyo Paralympic Games". Bernama. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Japan welcomes Paralympians in spectacular fashion". Bernama. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Team Malaysia's outfits gain praises at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics opening ceremony". The Sun. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Olympics: Malaysia aims for first ever gold medal in Tokyo". Bernama. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games | IPC". Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  8. ^ "'S-Hertogenbosch 2019 World Archery Para Championships". World Archery. 15 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Slot Allocation Overview" (PDF). World Para Athletics. 23 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Paralympics Badminton Ranking" (PDF). Para Badminton World Federation. 26 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  12. ^ "2020 Paralympic Games Qualification System - UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). uci.org. 19 July 2019.
  13. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Qualification System UCI Combined Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). uci.org. 1 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  16. ^ "NSC: 10 para athletes through to 2020 Tokyo Paralympics". Malay Mail. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 24 April 2020.
  18. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.