Malaysia participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. At the last edition in Incheon, the country placed 14 in the medals tally, with 5 gold medals from squash, sailing, and karate. In 2018 edition, Malaysia was represented by 447 athletes and 140 officials at the Games. Abdul Azim Mohamad Zabidi, the Appeals Committee chairman of the Olympic Council of Malaysia was the chief of the delegation.

Media coverage Malaysian satellite television provider Astro and public broadcaster Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) held the broadcast rights of the 2018 Asian Games in the country. Astro broadcast the games live on 12 Astro SuperSport channels, 4 Astro Arena channels, as well as Astro GO and NJOI Now mobile applications. It was also one of the production teams for host broadcaster International Games Broadcast Services.

Radio Televisyen Malaysia broadcast the games live on 3 television channels, TV1, TV2 and RTM HD Sports (now Sukan RTM) and its over-the-top media service website, myklik (now RTMklik). This marked the return of the broadcast department to cover the games after 8 years, having previously replaced by Media Prima broadcast companies: TV3 and TV9 for the coverage of the 2014 edition.

Medalists

The following Malaysian competitors won medals at the Games.

| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;" | Medal Name Sport Event Date Bowling Women's trios 22 Aug Nicol David Squash Women's singles 26 Aug Muhammad Rafiq Ismail Bowling Men's masters 27 Aug Sepak takraw Men's regu 28 Aug Azizulhasni Awang Cycling track Men's sprint 30 Aug Sailing Laser 4.7 31 Aug Squash Men's team 1 Sep Sepak takraw Men's team regu 22 Aug Mohd Qabil Ambak Mahamad Fathil Equestrian Individual dressage 23 Aug Bowling Men's trios 23 Aug Bowling Women's team of six 24 Aug Sivasangari Subramaniam Squash Women's singles 26 Aug Mohd Al Jufferi Jamari Pencak silat Men's tanding 70 kg 27 Aug Cycling track Men's team sprint 27 Aug Muhammad Faizul M Nasir Pencak silat Men's tanding 55 kg 27 Aug Mohd Khaizul Yaacob Pencak silat Men's tanding 95 kg 29 Aug Mohd Fauzi Khalid Pencak silat Men's tanding 75 kg 29 Aug Diving Women's synchronized 3 metres springboard 29 Aug Sailing Men's Laser 31 Aug Malaysia men's national field hockey team Field hockey Men's tournament 1 Sep Yap Khim Wen Taekwondo Women's individual poomsae 19 Aug Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan Squash Men's singles 25 Aug Prem Kumar Selvam Karate Men's kumite 60 kg 26 Aug Mohamad Hazim Amzad Pencak silat Men's tanding 60 kg 26 Aug Muhammad Robial Sobri Pencak silat Men's tanding 90 kg 26 Aug Pencak silat Men's double 27 Aug Archery Compound Men's Double 28 Aug Diving Women's synchronized 10 metres platform 28 Aug Pencak silat Women's double 29 Aug Squash Women's team 31 Aug Azizulhasni Awang Cycling track Men's Keirin 31 Aug Sailing Laser radial 31 Aug Sailing Mixed RS one 31 Aug Sailing Women's 470 31 Aug Chew Yiwei Diving Men's 3m springboard 31 Aug Nur Dhabitah Sabri Diving Women's 3m springboard 1 Sep | style="text-align:left; width:22%; vertical-align:top;" |

Medals by sport Sport Total Archery 0 0 1 1 Bowling 2 2 0 4 Cycling track 1 1 1 3 Diving 0 1 3 4 Equestrian 0 1 0 1 Hockey 0 1 0 1 Karate 0 0 1 1 Pencak silat 0 4 4 8 Sailing 1 1 3 5 Sepak takraw 1 1 0 2 Squash 2 1 2 5 Taekwondo 0 0 1 1 Total 7 13 16 36

Medals by day Day Date Total 1 19 August 0 0 1 1 2 20 August 0 0 0 0 3 21 August 0 0 0 0 4 22 August 1 1 0 2 5 23 August 0 2 0 2 6 24 August 0 1 0 1 7 25 August 0 0 1 1 8 26 August 1 1 3 5 9 27 August 1 3 1 5 10 28 August 1 0 2 3 11 29 August 0 3 1 4 12 30 August 1 0 0 1 13 31 August 1 1 6 8 14 1 September 1 1 1 3 15 2 September 0 0 0 0 Total 7 13 16 36

Multiple medallists The following Malaysia competitors won several medals at the 2018 Asian Games. Name Medal Sport Event Azizulhasni Awang Cycling Men's sprintMen's team sprintMen's keirin Muhammad Rafiq Ismail Bowling Men's mastersMen's trios Esther Cheah Siti Safiyah Amirah Syaidatul Afifah Badrul Hamidi Women's triosWomen's team of six Muhammad Norhaffizi Abd Razak Farhan Adam Mohamad Azlan Alias Muhammad Zulkifli Abdul Razak Muhammad Syahir Mohd RosdiSepak takraw Men's reguMen's team regu Nicol David Squash Women's singles Women's team Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan Men's team Men's singles Nur Dhabitah Sabri Diving Women's synchronized 3 m springboardWomen's 3 m springboardWomen's synchronized 10 m platform Sivasangari Subramaniam Squash Women's singles Women's team

Competitors The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Malaysia that had participated at the Asian Games:

Sport Men Women Total 8 8 16 0 3 3 13 2 15 10 4 14 4 6 10 2 0 2 6 6 12 1 0 1 17 17 34 6 4 10 15 3 18 6 5 11 2 0 2 4 1 5 5 3 8 18 18 36 20 0 20 4 3 7 5 7 12 16 16 32 2 0 2 1 0 1 12 0 12 4 3 7 6 3 9 12 8 20 3 2 5 2 0 2 12 0 12 5 5 10 2 0 2 13 13 26 5 4 9 3 6 9 4 4 8 5 1 6 4 4 8 5 2 7 2 2 4 4 3 7 Total 268 166 434

Archery

Recurve Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Round of 8 Quarterfinal Semi-final Final / Score Seed Oppositionscore Oppositionscore Oppositionscore Oppositionscore Oppositionscore Oppositionscore Rank Haziq Kamaruddin Men's individual 652 22 Did not advance Khairul Anuar Mohamad 658 16 W 6–0 W 7–1 L 3–7 Did not advance Muhammad Akmal Nor Hasrin 657 18 L 5–6 Did not advance Muhammad Zarif Syahiir Zolkepeli 651 23 Did not advance Loke Shin Hui Women's individual 616 37 Did not advance Nuramalia Haneesha Mazlan 624 30 L 4–6 Did not advance Nur Afisa Abdul Halil 613 42 Did not advance Nur Aliya Ghapar 631 27 L 0–6 Did not advance Haziq KamaruddinKhairul Anuar MohamadMuhammad Akmal Nor Hasrin Men's team 1967 5 colspan="2" L 0–6 Did not advance Loke Shin HuiNuramalia Haneesha MazlanNur Aliya Ghapar Women's team 1871 11 colspan="2" L 2–6 Did not advance Haziq KamaruddinNur Aliya Ghapar Mixed team 1289 11 colspan="2" L 2–6 Did not advance

Compound Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Round of 8 Quarterfinal Semi-final Final / Score Seed Oppositionscore Oppositionscore Oppositionscore Oppositionscore Oppositionscore Oppositionscore Rank Alang Ariff Aqil Muhammad GhazalliLee Kin LipMohd Juwaidi MazukiZulfadhli Ruslan Men's team 2072 5 colspan="2" W 230–223 W 232–224 L 229–235 W 225–223 Fatin Nurfatehah Mat SallehNurul Syazhera Mohd AsmiSazatul Nadhirah ZakariaSaritha Cham Nong Women's team 2043 6 colspan="2" W 229–222 L 221–225 Did not advance Alang Ariff Aqil Muhammad GhazalliLee Kin LipMohd Juwaidi MazukiZulfadhli RuslanFatin Nurfatehah Mat SallehNurul Syazhera Mohd Asmi]]Sazatul Nadhirah ZakariaSaritha Cham Nong Mixed team 1399 4 colspan="2" L 152–153 Did not advance

Artistic swimming

Athlete Event Technical routine Free routine Overall Points Rank Points Rank Total Rank Gan Hua WeiFoong Yan Nie Women's duet 73.2032 8 75.1333 8 148.3365 8

Athletics

Men Athlete Event Qualification Semi-final Final Time / Score Rank Time / Score Rank Time / Score Rank Jonathan Nyepa 100 metres 10.43 13 10.46 14 Did not advance Khairul Hafiz Jantan 10.47 14 10.45 13 Did not advance Rayzam Shah Wan Sofian 110m hurdles 14.15 12 colspan="2" Did not advance Jonathan NyepaKhairul Hafiz JantanMuhammad Haiqal HanafiNixson Kennedy 4 × 100 metres relay39.598 colspan="2" rowspan="1" Muhammad Irfan Shamsuddin Discus throw colspan="4" 57.70 5 Jackie Wong Siew Cheer Hammer throw colspan="4" 65.927 Lee Hup Wei High jump 2.15 =5 colspan="2" rowspan="2" 2.20 10 Nauraj Singh Randhawa 2.15 =1 2.24 7 Luqman Hakim Ramlan Long jump 7.42 15 colspan="2" Did not advance Alwi Iskandar Pole vault colspan="4" 5.209 Muhammad Hakimi Ismail Triple jump colspan="4" 16.15 7

Women Athlete Event Qualification Semi-final Final Time / Score Rank Time / Score Rank Time / Score Rank Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli 100 metres 11.59 7 11.70 8 11.61 8 Norliyana Kamaruddin Heptathlon colspan="4" 4657 10

Badminton

OCM announced the Malaysia badminton squad of 14 players (10 men's and 4 women's). On Saturday, 30 June 2018, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) dropped Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin from the squad due to smoking and disciplinary issues, but because Lee Chong Wei withdrew from the competition, he will be considered again by BAM. BAM finally decide the 2018 World Championships bronze medalist Liew Daren to replace Lee Chong Wei, while Soong Joo Ven replace Iskandar to join the squad.

Men Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semi-final Final Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Rank Liew Daren Singles L 1–2 Did not advance Lee Zii Jia W 2–0 L 0–2 Did not advance Goh V ShemTan Wee Kiong Doubles W 2–0 W 2–0 L 0–2 Did not advance Teo Ee YiOng Yew Sin W 2–0 W 2–0 L 0–2 Did not advance Liew DarenLee Zii JiaLeong Jun HaoSoong Joo VenGoh V ShemTan Wee KiongTeo Ee YiOng Yew SinChan Peng SoonGoh Soon Huat Team colspan=2 (3)L 0–3 Did not advance

Women Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semi-final Final Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Rank Chow Mei KuanLee Meng Yean Doubles W 2–0 L 1–2 Did not advance

Mixed Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semi-final Final Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Rank Chan Peng SoonGoh Liu Ying Mixed W 2–0 L 1–2 Did not advance Goh Soon HuatShevon Jemie Lai W 2–0 L 1–2 Did not advance

Basketball

Malaysia didn't join the 5x5 basketball event, but joined the 3x3 basketball event instead.

Summary Team Event Group stage Rank Quarterfinal Semi-final Final Rank Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Malaysia men's Men's 3x3 Tournament L 13–18 W 22–9 L 16–19 L 14–21 W 17–13 4 Did not advance Malaysia women's Women's 3x3 Tournament W 13–12 L 14–22 W 18–7 colspan="2" 2 L 13–15 Did not advance

Men's 3x3 Tournament

Roster Wong Yi Hou Heng Yee Tong Ting Chun Hong Liew Wen Qian

Group D

Women's 3x3 Tournament

Roster Ho Ching Yee Wong Sze Qian Hiew Ky Lie Ng Yu Feng

Group A

Quarter-finals

Beach volleyball

Athlete Event Preliminary Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Rank Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Rank Rafi Asruki NordinRaja Nazmi Saifuddin Men's tournament L 0–2 L 0–2 W 2–1 3 Did not advance

Bowling

Men Athlete Event Block 1 Block 2 Total Final Score Rank Score Rank Adrian AngLiew Kien LiangMuhamad Syafiq Ridhwan Abdul Malek Trios 2198 2 colspan="2" 4147 9 Ahmad Muaz Mohd FisholMuhammad Rafiq IsmailTan Chye Chern 2084 10 colspan="2" 4235 Adrian AngAhmad Muaz Mohd FisholLiew Kien LiangMuhammad Rafiq IsmailMuhamad Syafiq Ridhwan Abdul MalekTan Chye Chern Team of Six 3912 11 colspan="2" 8042 7 Muhamad Syafiq Ridhwan Abdul Malek Masters 1776 13 3806 8 Did not advance Muhammad Rafiq Ismail 1889 6 4005 1 539

Women Athlete Event Block 1 Block 2 Total Final Score Rank Score Rank Esther CheahSiti Safiyah AmirahSyaidatul Afifah Badrul Hamidi Trios 2184 1 colspan="2" 4326 Natasha Mohamed RoslanShalin ZulkifliJane Sin Li 2151 2 colspan="2" 4144 4 Esther CheahNatasha Mohamed RoslanShalin ZulkifliJane Sin LiSiti Safiyah AmirahSyaidatul Afifah Badrul Hamidi Team of Six 4024 2 colspan="2" 8149 Natasha Mohamed Roslan Masters 1811 12 3965 10 Did not advance Syaidatul Afifah Badrul Hamidi 1797 13 3544 14 Did not advance

Boxing

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semi-final Final Rank Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Opposition score Muhamad Fuad Mohd Redzuan Men's light flyweight 49kg L 0–5 Did not advance

Canoeing

Kayak Slalom

Men + Athlete Event Heat Semi-final Final Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Muhammad Nazrin Najib Kayak single 112.99 15 did not advance

Women