The long waited Tokyo Olympics 2020 is finally happening on 23 July 2021 and will last until 8 August 2021.
According to the Olympic Council of Malaysia, there will be a total of 30 athletes representing Malaysia in 10 categories in the Olympic games.
Here are the 30 athletes behind the Olympic team that we are proud to root for:
1. Archery
Khairul Anuar Mohamad – Men’s Individual and Mixed Team
Syaqiera Binti Mashayikh – Women’s Individual and Mixed Team
2. Athletics
Lee Hup Wei – Men’s High Jump
Azreen Nabila Binti Alias – Women’s 100 Meters
3. Badminton
Lee Zii Jia – Men’s Singles
Soniia Cheah – Women’s Singles
Aaron Chia (Front) & Soh Wooi Yik (Back) – Men’s Doubles
Chow Mei Kuan (right) & Lee Meng Yean (left) – Women’s Doubles
Chan Peng Soon (left) & Goh Liu Ying (right) – Mixed Doubles
4. Cycling
Mohd Azizulhasni Awang – Men’s Sprint & Men’s Keirin
Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom – Men’s Sprint & Men’s Keirin
5. Diving
Nur Dhabitah Sabri – Women’s 3m Springboard
Ng Yan Yee – Women’s 3m Springboard
Pandelala Rinong Pamg – Women’s 10m Platform & Women’s 10m Synchronised Platform
Cheong Jun Hoong – Women’s 10m Platform
Leong Mun Yee – Women’s 10m Synchronised Platform
6. Golf
Gavin Green – Men’s
Kelly Tan – Women’s
7. Gymnastics
Farah Ann Abdul Hadi – All Around
Jeremiah Loo Phay Xing – All Around
8. Sailing
Khairulnizam Mohd Afendy – Men’s Laser
Nur Shazrin Mohd Latif – Women’s Laser Radial
Nuraisyah Jamil (left) & Juni Karimah Noor Jamali (right) – Women’s 470
9. Shooting
Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi – Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions
10. Swimming
Welson Sim Wee Sheng – 200m Freestyle & 400m Freestyle
Phee Jinq En – 100 Breastroke & 200m Backstroke
Proud to see these amazing individuals representing Malaysia. All the best to all of them!