Malaysia participated in the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games held in the British Crown Dependency of Isle of Man from 7 to 13 September 2011. Their participation marked their fourth Commonwealth Youth Games appearance, one of the highest among the Commonwealth of Nations. Malaysia was represented by the Olympic Council of Malaysia, which is responsible for Malaysian participation in the multi-sport events, including Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games. Malaysian delegation consisted of 18 athletes competed in four different sports— athletics, badminton, cycling, and swimming. This was an increase in the number of athletes from the nation's last appearance at the Games, when 10 athletes were sent to the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune. Malaysia dominated in the badminton events, winning all but one of the five gold medals on offer, the only other gold was won by P. V. Sindhu of India in women's singles. All the medals came from badminton.
Background Malaysia became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1957, and debuted in the Commonwealth Games, the then British Empire and Commonwealth Games, in 1966 in Kingston, Jamaica. Malaysia has competed at every edition of the Games. It entered 10 athletes (five men and five women) in the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India, competed in athletes and badminton. Malaysian contingents won a total of 13 medals in Pune, including three gold and four silver, leading to the country finishing seventh in the final medal table standings.
Medallists
MedalNameSportEventDate Zulfadli Zulkiffli Badminton Boys' singles 11 September Nelson Heg Wei KeatTeo Ee Yi Badminton Boys' doubles 11 September Chow Mei KuanLee Meng Yean Badminton Girls' doubles 11 September Teo Ee YiChow Mei Kuan Badminton Mixed doubles 11 September Sonia Cheah Su Ya Badminton Girls' singles 11 September Sonia Cheah Su YaYang Li Lian Badminton Girls' doubles 11 September Nelson Heg Wei KeatLee Meng Yean Badminton Mixed doubles 11 September
Athletics
Boys Track events AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalFinalResultRankOverall rankResultRankOverall rankResultRankHarith Ammar Mohd Sobri100 m11.28519did not advanceAlif Ashraf Mohd Razali110 m hurdles14.133 Q7colspan=3 14.064
Badminton
Cycling
Road AthletesEventTimeRankHamdan HamidunBoys' individual road race +5 laps35Muhd Arfy Qhairant Amrandid not finishHamdan HamidunBoys' individual time trial10:3728Muhd Arfy Qhairant Amran10:5433Hamdan HamidunMuhd Arfy Qhairant AmranBoys' team time trial21:3111Hamdan HamidunBoys' criterium +31 laps24Muhd Arfy Qhairant Amran +38 laps34Jupha SomnetGirls' individual road race1:08.028Nurul Nadia Mohamad Fauzi +1 laps17Jupha SomnetGirls' individual time trial12:3216Nurul Nadia Mohamad Fauzi12:4217Jupha SomnetNurul Nadia Mohamad FauziGirls' team time trial25:146Jupha SomnetGirls' criterium +1 laps11Nurul Nadia Mohamad Fauzi +6 laps16
Swimming
Boys AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankTern Jian Han200 m freestyle1:57.8518did not advanceTern Jian Han50 m backstroke26.619did not advanceTern Jian Han100 m backstroke57.149did not advanceTern Jian Han200 m backstroke2:03.178 Q2:04.688Chi Chia Khian50 m butterfly26.1210did not advanceChi Chia Khian100 m butterfly56.477 Q56.076Tern Jian Han55.765 Q56.045Chi Chia Khian200 m butterfly2:14.9010 QDisqualifiedTern Jian Han2:06.257 Q2:05.536
Girls AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankErika Kong Chia Chia50 m breaststroke33.827 Q32.685Erika Kong Chia Chia100 m breaststroke1:12.039did not advanceErika Kong Chia Chia200 m breaststroke2:38.048 Q2:35.057Hii Siew Siew50 m butterfly31.7916did not advanceHii Siew Siew100 m butterfly1:08.7312did not advanceHii Siew Siew200 m butterfly2:31.9810did not advanceErika Kong Chia Chia200 m individual medley2:22.5611did not advance
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