Malaysia at the 2017 Asian Youth Para Games

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Malaysia at the
2017 Asian Youth Para Games
IPC codeMAS
NPCMalaysian Paralympic Council
in Dubai
10–14 December 2017
Competitors12 in 5 sports
Flag bearerS. Thavanesvaran
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
5
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
8
Asian Youth Para Games appearances

Malaysia participated at the 2017 Asian Youth Para Games which was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 10 to 14 December 2017. Malaysia contingent had 12 athletes competed in five sports and was led by chef de mission, Siti Zaharah Abdul Khalid.[1]

Malaysia won five gold, one silver and two bronze medal, placing 15th among 30 nations.[2]

Medalists[edit]

[3][4]

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Eddy Bernard Athletics Boys' 100 m T38
 Gold Eddy Bernard Athletics Boys' long jump T35/38
 Gold Wan Nur Azri Wan Azman Powerlifting Boys' 97kg
 Gold Chee Chaoming Table tennis Boys' single SM9
 Gold Chee Chaoming
Ahmad Syahir Mohamad Kamal Saupi		 Table tennis Boys' team SM9-10
 Silver Ahmad Syahir Mohamad Kamal Saupi Table tennis Boys' single SM10
 Bronze Muhammad Zulhaizat Zainal Abidin Athletics Boys' 200m T13
 Bronze Muhammad Zulhaizat Zainal Abidin Athletics Boys' 400m T13
Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Athletics 2 0 2 4
Powerlifting 1 0 0 1
Table tennis 2 1 0 3
Total 5 1 2 8

Athletics[edit]

Five sportspeople competed in athletics for the Malaysia:[1][5]

  • Eddy Bernard
  • Jacklon Ganding
  • S. Thavanesvaran
  • Muhammad Zulhaizat Zainal Abidin
  • Felicia Mikat

Badminton[edit]

Malaysia had a sole competitor in badminton[1]

  • Muhammad Zulfatihi Jaafar.

Powerlifting[edit]

Two players took part in the powerlifting for the Malaysia.[1]

  • Wan Nur Azri Wan Azman
  • Siti Nuraisyah Sahrin

Swimming[edit]

Malaysia had a sole competitor in swimming[1]

  • Carmen Lim.

Table tennis[edit]

Three players took part in the table tennis for the Malaysia.[1]

  • Chee Chaoming
  • Ahmad Syahir Kamal Saupi
  • Gloria Gracia Wong Sze

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Malaysia set 20-medal target at Asian Youth Para Games". The Star. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ "AYPG 2017 Medal Tally". Asian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. ^ "MALAYSIA TAMAT CABARAN AYPG DUBAI 2017 DI KEDUDUKAN KE 15 KESELURUHAN". Ministry of Youth and Sports (Malaysia) (in Malay). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Malaysia raih 5 emas di AYPG" (in Malay). Astro Awani. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Eddy looking forward to winning a medal in Dubai". The Star. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2021.


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