Malaysia at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Malaysia competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September. The country qualified 30 athletes in 8 sports.[1] Subramaniam Raman Nair, secretary-general of the Paralympic Council Malaysia, was the chef de mission of the delegation.[2]

Malaysia at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeMAS
NPCParalympic Council of Malaysia
Websitewww.paralympic.org.my (in English)
in Paris, France
August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors30 in 8 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Bonnie Bunyau Gustin
Nur Suraiya Muhamad Zamri
Flag bearer (closing)Muhammad Fareez Anuar
Medals
Ranked 42nd
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Bonnie Bunyau Gustin and Nur Suraiya Muhamad Zamri were flag bearers of Malaysia in the opening ceremony. In the Parade of Nations, 24 participating athletes and officials wore traditional costumes designed by Rizman Ruzaini named 'The Malaya', featuring an olive green colour scheme and golden songket motifs to symbolise their gold medal aspirations like their Olympic counterparts. Similarly, the men wore the Baju Melayu Teluk Belanga, while the women wore the Baju Kurung with a kelubung.[3]

Paralympic Council Malaysia set a four-gold medal target for the Malaysian delegation based on outstanding performances of three gold medals each at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Games, but fell short as the delegation only managed to return with two golds, two silver and one bronze.[4] Two of the three Tokyo 2020 gold medalists – shuttler Cheah Liek Hou and powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin retained their status in their respective events, with the latter broken a world record. On the other hand, Abdul Latif Romly had to settle for silver after losing to Neutral representative Matvei Iakushev due to an injury sustained during training.[5]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
  Gold Cheah Liek Hou Badminton Men's singles SU5 2 September
  Gold Bonnie Bunyau Gustin Powerlifting Men's 72kg 6 September
  Silver Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli Athletics Men's shot put F20 4 September
  Silver Abdul Latif Romly Athletics Men's long jump T20 8 September
  Bronze Eddy Bernard Athletics Men's 100 m T44 2 September
Medals by sport
Sport       Total
Badminton 1 0 0 1
Powerlifting 1 0 0 1
Athletics 0 2 1 3
Total 2 2 1 5
Medals by gender
Gender       Total
Male 2 2 1 5
Total 2 2 1 5
Medals by date
Date       Total
2 September 1 0 1 2
4 September 0 1 0 1
6 September 1 0 0 1
8 September 0 1 0 1
Total 2 2 1 5

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 2 1 3
Athletics 6 0 6
Badminton 5 0 5
Boccia 2 1 3
Cycling 2 4 6
Powerlifting 3 0 3
Swimming 2 0 2
Wheelchair tennis 2 0 2
Total 24 6 30

Archery

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Malaysia entered two male and one female archers into the games by virtue of their own result at the 2023 Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand; and at the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Daneshen Govinda Rajan Men's individual compound 666 31   He (CHN)
L 142–144
Did not advance
Suresh Selvathamby Men's individual recurve 625 12   Bennett (USA)
W 6–2
  Arab Ameri (IRI)
L 2–6
Did not advance
Nur Jannaton Abdul Jalil Women's individual compound 646 24   Adhana (IND)
L 124–138
Did not advance
Daneshen Govinda Rajan
Nur Jannaton Abdul Jalil
Mixed team compound 646 12   Italy
L 141–147
Did not advance

Athletics

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Malaysian track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

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
  • DNS = Did Not Start
  • DNF = Did Not Finish
  • DQ = Disqualified
  • PR = Paralympic Record
  • AR = Area (or Continental) Record
  • NR = National Record
  • PB = Personal Best
  • SB = Season Best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men's track events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Eddy Bernard Men's 100 m T44 11.58 AR
PB
 
Ammar Aiman Nor Azmi Men's 400 m T20 48.38 4
Men's field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli Men's shot put F20 17.18  
Wong Kar Gee Men's long jump T12 6.85 4
Abdul Latif Romly Men's long jump T20 7.45 SB  
Muhammad Nazmi Nasri Men's long jump T37 6.00 5

Badminton

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Malaysia has qualified four para badminton players for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.

Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli Men's singles WH1   Jeong (KOR)
L (23–25, 21–17, 13–21)
  Qu (CHN)
L (7–21, 4–21)
3 Did not advance
Noor Azwan Noorlan Men's singles WH2   Aránguiz (CHI)
L (15–21, 13–21)
  Chan (HKG)
L (11–21, 11–21)
3 Did not advance
Mohd Amin Burhanuddin Men's singles SL4   Kadam (IND)
L (21–17, 15–21, 20–22)
  Teamarrom (THA)
W (21–14, 22–20)
2 Did not advance
Cheah Liek Hou Men's singles SU5   Mróz (POL)
W (21–10, 21–6)
  Loquette (FRA)
W (21–10, 21–16)
  Nugroho (INA)
W (21–10, 21–13)
1 Q   Anrimusthi (INA)
W (21–17, 21–17)
  Nugroho (INA)
W (21–13, 21–15)
 
Muhammad Fareez Anuar   Fang (TPE)
W (21–14, 21–18)
  Anrimusthi (INA)
W (14–21, 21–19, 21–19)
  Imai (JPN)
W (17–21, 21–17, 21–17)
1 Q   Nugroho (INA)
L (12–21, 21–14, 6–21)
  Anrimusthi (INA)
L (21–17, 19–21, 12–21)
4
Noor Azwan Noorlan
Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli
Men's doubles WH1–2   Kajiwara /
Murayama (JPN)
L (21–17, 13–21, 16–21)
  Qu /
Mai (CHN)
L (16–21, 6–21)
  Wandschneider /
Hellmann (GER)
W (21–19, 21–17)
3 Did not advance

Boccia

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Malaysia entered two athletes, to compete in the BC4 event, by winning the silver medal in the mixed pairs event for BC4, at the 2024 Paralympic Qualification Tournament in Coimbra, Portugal.

Athlete Event Pool Matches Playoffs Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Lee Chee Hoong Men's individual BC2   Herlangga (INA)
L 2–11
  Sugimura (JPN)
L 5–6
  Lan (CHN)
W 3–1
3 Did not advance 16
Abdul Razzaq Abdul Rahman Men's individual BC4   McGuire (GBR)
L 0–8
  Ciobanu (CAN)
L 4–6
  Kolinko (UKR)
L 1–4
4 Did not advance 13
Noor Askuzaimey Mat Salim Women's individual BC4   Konenko (UKR)
W 8–6
  Levine (CAN)
W 3–2
  Elfar (EGY)
W 11–3
1 Q   Morfi Metzou (GRE)
W 7–0
  Cheung (HKG)
L 0–7
  Chica (COL)
L 1–7
4
Abdul Razzaq Abdul Rahman
Noor Askuzaimey Mat Salim
Mixed pairs BC4   Colombia
L 2–5
  Ukraine
W 5–4
3 Did not advance 9

Cycling

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Malaysia entered six para-cyclists (two male, four female athletes respectively) after they finished the top eligible nations at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[6]

Road

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Men's road event

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin Time trial C1 22:27.91 5
Road race C1–3 2:08:46 26
Muhammad Adi Raimie Amizazahan Time trial C3 46:30.54 10
Road race C1–3 1:56:23 16

Women's road event

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Athlete Event Time Rank
Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais
(Nurul Suhada Zainal – pilot)
Road race B –1 LAP
Nur Suraiya Muhammad Zamri
(Farina Shawati Mohd Adnan – pilot)
Road time trial B 50:48.55 10

Track

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Men's track event

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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Rank Opposition Time Rank
Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin Individual pursuit C1 3:55.254 5 Did not advance
1000m Time trial C1–3 1:09.487 8 Did not advance
Muhammad Adi Raimie Amizazahan Individual pursuit C3 3:47.922 7 Did not advance
1000m Time trial C1–3 1:13.780 11 Did not advance

Women's track event

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Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Rank Opposition Time Rank
Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais
(Nurul Suhada Zainal – pilot)
Individual pursuit B 3:49.029 8 Did not advance
Nur Suraiya Muhammad Zamri
(Farina Shawati Mohd Adnan – pilot)
1000m Time trial B 1:12.992 8 Did not advance

Powerlifting

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Athlete Events Final
Results Rank
Bonnie Bunyau Gustin Men's 72kg 232 WR
PR
 
Nicodemus Manggoi Moses Men's 97kg 210 7
Jong Yee Khie Men's 107kg 208 7

Swimming

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Malaysia has successfully qualified one male athletes through the Minimum Qualification Standard (MQS) allocation slots.[7]

Men
Athlete Events Heats Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli 50 m freestyle S5 34.51 8 Q 34.34 7
100 m freestyle S5 1:16.82 6 Q 1:16.60 6
200 m freestyle S5 2:52.67 9 R Did not advance
100 m breaststroke SB4 1:45.15 5 Q 1:46.71 6
Imaan Aiman Redzuan 100 m backstroke S14 1:04.38 17 Did not advance

Wheelchair tennis

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Malaysia qualified two players entries for wheelchair tennis.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Abu Samah Borhan Men's singles   Menguy (FRA)
L 1–6, 2–6
Did not advance
Yusshazwan Yusoff Men's singles   Im (KOR)
L 2–6, 3–6
Did not advance
Abu Samah Borhan
Yusshazwan Yusoff
Men's doubles Bye   Caverzaschi /
de la Puente (ESP)
L 2–6, 3–6
Did not advance

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "No Accreditation Issues Expected At Paris 2024 Paralympics, Assures MPM President". Bernama. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "King prays for Malaysian athletes' success in Olympics, Paralympics". www.nst.com.my. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Paris Dazzles Again In Stunning Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony". Bernama. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ^ Amiril Muttaqien Meketar (9 September 2024). "M'sian Paralympians Fall Short of Paris 2024 Target, Eye LA28 Redemption". paralympics.bernama.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  5. ^ Amiril Muttaqien Meketar (8 September 2024). "Latif Romly says Abdominal Muscle Injury Affected His Performance in Paris". paralympics.bernama.com. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
  7. ^ "World Para Swimming Rankings Paris 2024 Paralympic Games" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 6 March 2024.