Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
participated in the
2021 Southeast Asian Games
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, nations participating = 11
, athletes participating = 5,467
, events = 526 in 40 sports
, opening ceremony = 12 May 2022
, closing ceremony ...
in
Hanoi
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Vietnam
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from 12 to 23 May 2022. The Malaysian contingent consisted of 584 athletes, competing in 37 out 40 sports (all except Handball, Vovinam and Wrestling), 58 percent of which are debutants.
Background
Preparations
Datuk Haji Hamidin Haji Mohd Amin, President of the
Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) was initially appointed as the delegation's Chef de Mission on 9 March 2021. However, he resigned to focus on his responsibilities as deputy president of Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM), and was replaced by Malaysian Karate Federation (MAKAF) secretary-general, Datuk Paduka Nur Azmi Ahmad for the position on 14 September 2021.
On 29 December 2021, the OCM Selection Committee under the Chairmanship of OCM President Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Norza Zakaria held a meeting to discuss the selection criteria for the 2021 Southeast Asian Games and decided that:
* For individual sports, athletes must be at least in the top three of their respective events to qualify as Category A, and top six as Category B (reduced from top eight due to tightened criteria);
* For team sports, a team needs to be in top four to be considered under Category A;
* The committee will utilise competitions from 2018 to February 2022 as basis for selection; And,
* The deadline for entry by name will be on 12 March 2022.
On 23 April 2022, the OCM announced diver
Nur Dhabitah Sabri
Nur Dhabitah binti Sabri (born 12 July 1999) is a Malaysian diver. She is the youngest Malaysian diver to champion two senior international competitions.
Early and personal life
Dhabitah was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Sabri Hashim a ...
to be the flag bearer at the Opening Ceremony and unveiled a new set of apparel for the national delegation sponsored by Yonex-Sunrise and made from ''TruVapor'', a type of multi-groove micropolyester fibre which absorbs and dispels sweat quickly; subsequently lowering body temperature.
During the flag handover ceremony at
Bukit Jalil
Bukit Jalil is an affluent suburb in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is bounded by the National Sports Complex on the east, the Shah Alam Expressway on the north, city boundaries to the west, and the Puchong–Sungai Besi Highway as well as city bou ...
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Kuala Lumpur
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on 27 April 2022, Malaysian Youth and Sports Minister
Ahmad Faizal Azumu announced the 146-medal target for the delegation, which consists of 36 gold, 35 silver and 75 bronze medals. Several factors were taken into consideration when setting the target, such as the lack of events which the national delegation is capable of winning medals, as well as the constraints due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in the postponement and cancellation of many tournaments worldwide.
Broadcasters
Medal summary
Medal by sport
Medal by date
Medalists
Archery
;Recurve
;Compound
Athletics
Men
Women
Badminton
Malaysia will be sending a total 20 badminton players, 10 players per gender.
;Men
;Women
;Mixed
Basketball
;Basketball 3x3
;Basketball 5x5
Billiards
Men
Women
Bodybuilding
Bowling
Chess
Men
Women
Cycling
Mountain biking
Road cycling
Dancesport
Diving
Malaysia will be sending a total of 12 divers, 7 male and 5 female.
;Men
;Women
Esports
Fencing
Men
Women
Finswimming
Men
Women
Mixed
Football
Malaysia will only be participating in the
men's tournament, sending a total of 20 players.
Futsal
Golf
;Individual
;Team
Gymnastics
Artistic
Men
;All-around
;Apparatus Finals
Women
;All-around
;Apparatus Finals
Rhythmic
;Individual and Group Qualification
Karate
;Kata
;Kumite
;
Kickboxing
Men
Women
Judo
Jujitsu
Kurash
Muay Thai
Pencak silat
;Seni
;Tanding
Pétanque
Shooting
Doubles
Triples
Rowing
;Men
Sepak takraw
; Men
;Women
Shooting
Swimming
Men
Women
Table tennis
;Men
;Women
;Mixed
;Team
Taekwondo
Tennis
;Men
;Women
;Mixed
Triathlon
;Triathlon
;Duathlon
Volleyball
Beach
Indoor
Weightlifting
;Men
;Women
Wushu
;Taolu
;Sanda
Xiangqi
;Men
;Women
References
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Nations at the 2021 SEA Games