KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 (Bernama) -- A record number of para-athletes will compete in the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, from Aug 28 to Sept 8, with a total of 29 athletes confirmed, and a potential additional participant from wheelchair tennis.
Paralympic Council of Malaysia (PCM) president Datuk Seri Megat D. Shahriman Zaharudin said the decision was being endorsed following a meeting of the PCM selection committee, which meticulously reviewed and selected the athletes who will represent Malaysia.
“This selection process is a formal compulsory procedure as stipulated in PCM constitution and as per guidelines issued by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in selecting athletes to participate in Paris 2024.
“Athletes qualify by means of qualification by names, ranking and bipartite. Each sports have its own qualification criteria set by the International Federation governing the respective sport,” he said in a statement today.
The selection committee is chaired by Megat D. Shahriman and assisted by senior members of National Sports Council (MSN), National Sports Institute (ISN), representatives of the respective national sports associations and Chef de Mission First Admiral (Rtd) Datuk Subramaniam Raman Nair.
He said that the wheelchair tennis athlete, who is currently awaiting approval from the international body, will receive a decision by Aug 2.
For context, the previous Paralympic Games held in Tokyo 2020 featured 22 athletes competing across nine sports.
Athletes who will compete in Paris are as follows:
Para Athletics
1. Datuk Abdul Latif Romly - Long Jump
2. Muhammad Nazmi Nasri - Long Jump
3. Jonathon Wong Kar Gee - Long Jump
4. Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli - Shot Put
5. Eddy Bernard - 100 metres (m)
6. Muhammad Ammar Aiman Bin Nor Azmi - 400m
Para Cycling
7. Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin - Road & Track
8. Muhammad Adi Raimie Amizazahan - Road & Track
9. Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais - Road & Track
10. Nurul Suhada Zainal - Pilot
11. Nur Suraiya Binti Muhamad Zamri - Road & Track
12. Farina Shawati Binti Mohd Adnan - Pilot
Para Badminton
13. Cheah Liek Hou - Singles
14. Mhd Amin Burhanuddin - Singles
15. Muhammad Fareez Anuar - Singles
16. Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli - WC Doubles
17. Noor Azwan Noorlan - WC Doubles
Para Archery
18. Suresh Selvatamby - Recurve
19. Nur Jannaton Abdul Jalil - Compound
20. Daneshen Govinda Rajan - Compound
Boccia
21. Abdul Razzaq Abdul Rahman BC4 - Single & Double
22. Noor Askuzaimey Mat Salim BC4 - Single & Double
23. Lee Chee Hoong BC2 - Single
Para Powerlifting
24. Bonnie Bunyau Gustin - Up to 72kg
25. Nicodemus Manggoi Moses - Up to 97kg
26. Jong Yee Kee - Up To 107kg
Wheelchair Tennis
27. Mohamad Yusshazwan Yusoff - Singles & Doubles
28. Abu Samah Borhan - Doubles (still waiting for confirmation)
Para Swimming
29. Muhammad Imaan Aiman Muhammad Redzuan- 100m
30. Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli - 50m / 100m / 200m / 100m
-- BERNAMA
