KBS Names Sports With Medal Potential At 2026 Asian, Commonwealth Games

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- Aquatics (diving), badminton, cycling (track), archery, squash, karate and wushu have been identified as sports with potential to contribute medals at next year’s Asian Games, said Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Adam Adli Abdul Halim.

He said for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, the sports with medal potential are weightlifting, lawn bowls, para athletics, para lawn bowls and para powerlifting.

He said the ministry, through the National Sports Council, launched the special ASIAKOM project this year to prepare athletes for the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya and the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

“The project focuses on 39 athletes from nine sports, emphasising training, competition exposure, coaching management, training camps, and sports science and medical support.

“The number of sports involved will be adjusted based on performance at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand,” he said during the oral question session in the Dewan Rakyat today.

Adam Adli was responding to a question from Datuk Abdul Khalib Abdullah (PN-Rompin) regarding the ministry’s strategy to nurture grassroots sports talent and the current status and performance outlook for the next Olympic and Asian Games.

He said several outstanding achievements by current national athletes have strengthened confidence that Malaysia is on the right track to make history with its first-ever Olympic gold medal at the 2028 Games.

-- BERNAMA