Malaysia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

In this article, we are going to delve into the fascinating world of Malaysia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. From its origins to its relevance today, we will explore all aspects related to Malaysia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and how it has impacted different areas of society. We will analyze its evolution over time, the different perspectives that exist on Malaysia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, and its influence on various aspects of daily life. Additionally, we will examine its possible future implications and the role it plays in modern society. With relevant data and analysis, this article will offer a complete and detailed view of Malaysia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics to understand its importance in today's world.

Malaysia at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Malaysia
IPC codeMAS
NPCParalympic Council of Malaysia
Websitewww.paralympic.org.my (in English)
in Tokyo
Competitors22 in 9 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Bonnie Bunyau Gustin
Siti Noor Iasah[2]
Flag bearer (closing)Cheah Liek Hou[1]
Medals
Ranked 39th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
5
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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

Main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Bonnie Bunyau Gustin Powerlifting Men's 72 kg 28 August
 Gold Cheah Liek Hou Badminton Men's Singles SU5 4 September
 Gold Abdul Latif Romly Athletics Men's Long jump T20 4 September
 Silver Jong Yee Khie Powerlifting Men's 107 kg 30 August
 Silver Chew Wei Lun Boccia Mixed individual BC1 1 September

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]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 2 0 2
Athletics 4 1 5
Badminton 2 0 2
Boccia 1 0 1
Cycling 3 2 5
Powerlifting 2 0 2
Swimming 2 1 3
Table tennis 1 0 1
Wheelchair Tennis 1 0 1
Total 18 4 22

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Malaysia have qualified 2 quota for archery.[8]

Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Suresh Selvathamby Individual recurve 579 28 —  Tsydendorzhiev (RPC)
L 2–6 		Did not advance
Wiro Julin Individual compound open 673 26 Bye  Shigaev (RPC)
L 126–136 		Did not advance

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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
  • 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
  • PB = Personal Best
  • SB = Season Best
  • DNS = Did not start


Men's track events
Athlete Events Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi 100 m T36 12.06 1 Q
SB 		12.15 4
Men's field events
Athlete Events Final Rank
Wong Kar Gee Long jump T13 5.93 PB 6
Abdul Latif Romly Long jump T20 7.45 SB 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli Shot put F20 DNS
Women's track events
Athlete Events Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Siti Noor Iasah Mohamad Ariffin 400 m T20 59.89 4 q
SB 		1:01.05 8

Badminton

Main articles: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

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
Athlete Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Cheah Liek Hou Singles SU5  Eldakrory (EGY)
W (21–3, 21–2) 		 Fang (TPE)
W (21–13, 21–8) 		 Imai (JPN)
W (21–19, 21–12) 		1 Q  Fang (TPE)
W (15–21, 21–10, 21–16) 		 Dheva (INA)
W (21–17, 21–15) 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Didin Taresoh Singles SH6  Nagar (IND)
L (20–22, 10–21) 		 Tavares (BRA)
L (13–21, 13r–18) 		— 3 Did not advance

Boccia

Main article: Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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

Athlete Event Pool matches Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Chew Wei Lun Mixed individual BC1  Oliveira (BRA)
W 5–2 		 Huadpradit (THA)
W 3*–3 		 Jung (KOR)
W 9–3 		 Curinova (CZE)
W 11–0 		1 Q  Zhang (CHN)
W 4–2 		 Ramos (POR)
W 9–5 		 Smith (GBR)
L 2–4 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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

Road

Men's road event
Athlete Event Time Rank
Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin Time trial C1 26:46.56 5
Road race C1–3 -1 LAP 33
Muhammad Hafiz Jamali Time trial C5 1:01:35.78 12
Zuhairie Ahmad Tarmizi DNF
Women's road event
Athlete Event Time Rank
Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais
(Nurul Suhada Zainal – pilot) 		Time trial B DNF
Road race B DNS

Track

Men's track event
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time 		Rank
Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin Individual pursuit C1 3:58.413 7 Did not advance
Muhammad Hafiz Jamali 1000m Time trial C4–5 — 1:11.288 19
Zuhairie Ahmad Tarmizi — 1:06.472 10
Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin
Muhammad Hafiz Jamali
Zuhairie Ahmad Tarmizi 		Mixed team sprint 50.532 5 Did not advance
Women's track event
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time 		Rank
Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais
(Nurul Suhada Zainal – pilot) 		1000m Time trial B — 1:15.005 9

Powerlifting

Main article: Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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

Athlete Events Final
Results Rank
Bonnie Bunyau Gustin Men's -72kg 228
PR 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jong Yee Khie Men's -107kg 237 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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

Men
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli 50 metre freestyle S5 33.46 5 Q 32.82 5
100 metre freestyle S5 1:16.33 7 Q 1:15.12 7
200 metre freestyle S5 DSQ Did not advance
100 metre breaststroke SB4 DSQ Did not advance
Jamery Siga 50 metre butterfly S5 40.32 13 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Brenda Anellia Larry 50 metre backstroke S4 59.33 11 Did not advance
50 metre butterfly S5 1:00.62 13 Did not advance

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Men's
Athlete Event Group stage Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final/BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Chee Chaoming Individual – Class 9  Kalem (ITA)
L 0–3 		 Stacey (GBR)
L 0–3 		 Ma Lin (AUS)
L 0–3 		4 Did not advance

Wheelchair tennis

Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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

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  Gil (CRC)
W 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 		 Egberink (NED)
L 0–6, 1–6 		Did not advance

See also

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