The Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) (, SSBJ) is the first

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. The school is located at the National Sports Complex compound in

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 in addition to cit ...

, Kuala Lumpur. Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil was opened in 1996 and the pioneers were only Form One and Form Four students. Ex-sprinter and former Sportswoman of the Years Marina Chin became head teacher in 2007.Marina Chin to head Bukit Jalil Sports School
The Star (Malaysia), 27 July 2007

Notable alumni

Diving

Bryan Nickson Lomas Bryan Nickson Lomas (born 30 June 1990 in Kuching, Sarawak) is a former Malaysian diver. Lomas was the youngest Malaysian athlete to qualify for 2004 Summer Olympics when he was 14. He became the country's first world junior diving champion af ...

, diver * Cheong Jun Hoong, diver * Pandelela Rinong, diver *

Nur Dhabitah Sabri Nur Dhabitah binti Sabri (born 12 July 1999) is a Malaysian Diving (sport), 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 ...

, diver

Football

Mohd Asraruddin Putra Omar Asraruddin Putra Omar (born 26 August 1988) is a Malaysian professional footballer. He has represented the Malaysia national football team, as well as the Malaysia U-23 and Malaysia U-20 squads. Asraruddin was captain of Selangor FC during t ...

, footballer * Mohd Shakir Shaari, footballer Johor Darul Takzim * Nazmi Faiz, footballer Johor Darul Takzim * Wan Zack Haikal Wan Noor, footballer

Selangor Selangor ( ; ), also known by the Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the e ...

* Khairul Fahmi Che Mat, goalkeeper Sabah FC

Badminton

Aaron Chia Aaron Chia Teng Fong (born 24 February 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player. A world champion, an Asian champion and a double bronze medalist at the Olympic Games, he and his partner Soh Wooi Yik became the first ever world badminton champion ...

, badminton player *

Goh Liu Ying Goh Liu Ying (; born 30 May 1989) is a Malaysian former badminton player. She had been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles player in the world with her partner, Chan Peng Soon. Together, they were ranked as high as world No. ...

, badminton player * Junaidi Arif, badminton player *

Lee Zii Jia Lee Zii Jia ( zh, s=李梓嘉, poj=Lí Chú-ka, p=Lǐ Zǐjiā, born 29 March 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. He is a bronze medalist at the Olympic Games, Asian champion and All England champion. He is best known for his smash, especi ...

, badminton player *

Leong Jun Hao Leong Jun Hao ( zh, t=梁峻豪, s=, p=Liáng Jùnháo; born 13 July 1999) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was the boys' singles champion at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships. This achievement was followed by a silver medal at World Juni ...

, badminton player * Man Wei Chong, badminton player * Muhammad Haikal, badminton player *

Soh Wooi Yik Soh Wooi Yik (; born 17 February 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. A world champion, an Asian champion and a double bronze medalist at the Badminton at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games, he and his partner Aaron Chia became the first ev ...

, badminton player * Tee Kai Wun, badminton player * Loh Le Quan, badminton player * Pearly Tan, badminton player *

Thinaah Muralitharan Thinaah Muralitharan (born 3 January 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. An Olympian, she and Pearly Tan created history by becoming the first ever Malaysian semi-finalists at the women's doubles event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She wo ...

, badminton player

Tennis

* Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib, tennis player

Gymnastics

Loo Phay Xing Jeremiah Loo Phay Xing (born 28 September 1997) is a Malaysian artistic gymnast. He represented Malaysia at the 2020 Summer Olympics and finished sixty-second in the all-around during the qualification round. References External links * ...

, gymnast *

Farah Ann Abdul Hadi Farah Ann binti Abdul Hadi (born 3 May 1994) is a Malaysian former artistic gymnast. Early life Farah was born in Subang Jaya, Selangor, to a Malaysian father, Abdul Hadi Ahmad and a Canadian mother, Kimberly Ann Gagnon on 3 May 1994. She is ...

, gymnast

Cycling

Azizulhasni Awang Malay styles and titles#State titles, Dato' Muhammad Azizulhasni Awang (born 5 January 1988) is a Malaysians, Malaysian professional Track cycling, track cyclist based in Melbourne, Australia. Nicknamed "The Pocket Rocketman" due to his small ...

, track cyclist * Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom, track cyclist

Swimming

Welson Sim Welson Sim Wee Sheng (born 29 March 1997) is a Malaysian professional swimmer. He was the first Malaysian male swimmer to qualify for the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Early and personal life Sim was born in Kuc ...

, swimmer * Phee Jinq En, swimmer

Track and Field

* Lee Hup Wei, high jumper * Muhammad Hakimi Ismail, triple jumper * Nauraj Singh Randhawa, high jumper * Muhammad Irfan Shamshuddin, discus thrower *

Abdul Latif Romly Malay styles and titles#Datuk, Datuk Abdul Latif bin Romly (born 31 March 1997) is a Malaysian Paralympic athlete who broke T20 long jump world record 3 times on the same day and won Malaysia's third gold medal on September 11 at the 2016 Summ ...

, long jumper * Khairul Hafiz Jantan, sprinter

Weightlifting

* Azroy Hazalwafie, weightlifter * Aznil Bidin, weightlifter * Mohamad Fazrul Azrie Mohdad, weightlifter * Mohamad Aniq Kasdan, weightlifter

Notable personnel

* Head Coach: Reduan Abdullah

References

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External links

BJSS website
Sport schools in Malaysia Boarding schools in Malaysia Sport in Kuala Lumpur Football clubs in Malaysia Football clubs in Kuala Lumpur Educational institutions established in 1996 1996 establishments in Malaysia Football academies in Malaysia Secondary schools in Malaysia Publicly funded schools in Malaysia Badminton in Malaysia