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.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Bonnie Bunyau Gustin Powerlifting Men's 72 kg Cheah Liek Hou Badminton Men's Singles SU5 Abdul Latif Romly Athletics Men's Long jump T20 Jong Yee Khie Powerlifting Men's 107 kg Chew Wei Lun Boccia Mixed individual BC1
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).
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. 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: SportMenWomenTotalArchery 2 0 2Athletics 4 1 5Badminton 2 0 2Boccia 1 0 1Cycling 3 2 5Powerlifting 2 0 2Swimming 2 1 3Table tennis 1 0 1Wheelchair Tennis 1 0 1 Total 18 4 22
Archery
Malaysia have qualified 2 quota for archery. Men AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank Suresh SelvathambyIndividual recurve57928L 2–6Did not advance Wiro JulinIndividual compound open67326L 126–136Did not advance
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.
Men's track events AthleteEventsHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankMohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi100 m T3612.061 Q SB12.154
Men's field events AthleteEventsFinalRankWong Kar GeeLong jump T135.93 PB6Abdul Latif RomlyLong jump T207.45 SBMuhammad Ziyad ZolkefliShot put F20
Women's track events AthleteEventsHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankSiti Noor Iasah Mohamad Ariffin400 m T2059.894 qSB1:01.058
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.
Men Athlete Event Group stage Semifinal Final / OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank Cheah Liek Hou Singles SU5 W (21–3, 21–2) W (21–13, 21–8) W (21–19, 21–12) 1 Q W (15–21, 21–10, 21–16) W (21–17, 21–15) Didin Taresoh Singles SH6 L (20–22, 10–21) L (13–21, 13r–18) 3 Did not advance
Boccia
Chew Wei Lun get a ticket for Malaysia in Individual BC1 events.
AthleteEventPool matchesQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankChew Wei LunMixed individual BC1W 5–2W 3*–3W 9–3W 11–01 QW 4–2W 9–5L 2–4
Cycling
Malaysia sent three male and two female cyclists after allocations from the combined nations ranking.
Road Men's road event AthleteEventTimeRankMohamad Yusof Hafizi ShaharuddinTime trial C126:46.565Road race C1–333Muhammad Hafiz JamaliTime trial C51:01:35.7812Zuhairie Ahmad Tarmizi
Women's road event AthleteEventTimeRankNur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais (Nurul Suhada Zainal – pilot)Time trial B Road race B
Track Men's track event AthleteEventQualificationFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeRankMohamad Yusof Hafizi ShaharuddinIndividual pursuit C13:58.4137Did not advanceMuhammad Hafiz Jamali1000m Time trial C4–5colspan=2 1:11.28819Zuhairie Ahmad Tarmizicolspan=2 1:06.47210Mohamad Yusof Hafizi ShaharuddinMuhammad Hafiz JamaliZuhairie Ahmad TarmiziMixed team sprint50.5325Did not advance
Women's track event AthleteEventQualificationFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeRankNur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais (Nurul Suhada Zainal – pilot)1000m Time trial Bcolspan=2 1:15.005 9
Powerlifting
Bonnie Bunyau Gustin get a ticket for Malaysia in Mens 65kg event.
AthleteEventsFinalResultsRankBonnie Bunyau GustinMen's -72kg228 Jong Yee KhieMen's -107kg237
Swimming
Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli and Brenda Anellia Larry has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the MQS.
Men AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankMuhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli50 metre freestyle S533.465 Q32.825100 metre freestyle S51:16.337 Q1:15.127200 metre freestyle S5Did not advance100 metre breaststroke SB4Did not advanceJamery Siga50 metre butterfly S540.3213Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankBrenda Anellia Larry50 metre backstroke S459.3311Did not advance50 metre butterfly S51:00.6213Did not advance
Table tennis
Men's AthleteEventGroup stageRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal/OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankChee ChaomingIndividual – Class 9L 0–3L 0–3L 0–34Did not advance
Wheelchair tennis
Malaysia qualified one player for wheelchair tennis. Abu Samah Borhan qualified by the world rankings.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankAbu Samah BorhanMen's singlesW 4–6, 6–3, 6–2L 0–6, 1–6Did not advance
See also Malaysia at the Paralympics Malaysia at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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