2020 Summer Tokyo Olympics Malaysia Athletes
The Tokyo Olympics 2020 officially starts tomorrow, Friday, 23 July 2021 with the opening ceremony scheduled to take place at 7:00pm Malaysia time. The event will come to a close on Sunday, 7 August 2021.
As confirmed by the Malaysian Olympic Council, there are a total of 30 Malaysian athletes that qualified across 10 major sports events in the Olympic Games.
Of the 30 athletes, 12 are men while the remaining 18 are women athletes. This is the first time in the history of Malaysian Olympic competition where there are more female than male representatives!
To lend our cheers and support to our representing athletes, we’ve put together a list of the events and time slots our Malaysian athletes will be making their appearances.
Badminton
| Athlete | Event | Date & Time |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Zii Jia | Men’s Single | Sun, 25 Jul, 6:40pm |
| Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik | Men’s Doubles | Sat, 24 Jul, 6:00pm |
| Athlete | Event | Date & Time |
|---|---|---|
| Soniia Cheah | Women’s Single | – |
| Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean | Women’s Doubles | Sat, 24 Jul, 9:00am Sun, 25 Jul, 7:20pm |
| Athlete | Event | Date & Time |
|---|---|---|
| Chan Peng Soon & Goh Liu Ying | Mixed Doubles | Sat, 24 Jul, 7:20pm Sun, 25 Jul, 11:20am |
Swimming
| Athlete | Event | Date & Time |
|---|---|---|
| Welson Sim | Men’s 200M/400M Freestyle | 400M Starts Sat, 24 Jul, 7:48pm – 8:24pm 200M Starts Sun, 25 Jul, 7:22pm – 7:52pm |
| Phee Jinq En | Women’s 100M/200M Breaststroke | 100M Starts Sun, 25 Jul, 7:59pm – 8:14pm 200M Starts Wed, 28 Jul, 7:52pm – 8:10pm |
Diving
| Athlete | Event | Date & Time |
|---|---|---|
| Pandelela Rinong | Women’s 10M Platform (Individual & Synchro) | Women’s 10M Individual Wed, 4 Aug, 3:00pm Women’s 10M Synchro Tue, 27 Jul, 3:00pm |
| Leong Mun Yee | Women’s Platform Synchro | Tue, 27 Jul, 3:00pm |
| Ng Yan Yee | Women’s 3M Springboard | Fri 30 Jul, 3:00pm |
| Nur Dhabitah Sabri | Women’s 3M Springboard | Fri 30 Jul, 3:00pm |
| CHEONG JUN HOONG | Women’s 10M Platform | Wed, 4 Aug, 3:00pm |
Cycling Track
| Athlete | Event | Date & Time |
|---|---|---|
| Shah Firdaus | Men’s Sprint & Keirin | Men’s Sprint Race 1 Fri, 6 Aug, 4:10pm Men’s Keirin Sun, 8 Aug, 10:18am |
| Azizulhasni Awang | Men’s Sprint & Keirin | Men’s Sprint Race 1 Fri, 6 Aug, 4:10pm Men’s Keirin Sun, 8 Aug, 10:18am |
Archery
| Athlete | Event | Date & Time |
|---|---|---|
| Khairul Anuar | Men Individual & Mixed Team | Fri, 23 Jul, 1:00pm |
| Syaqiera Mashayikh | Women Individual & Mixed Team | Fri, 23 Jul, 9:00am |
Athletics
| Athlete | Event | Date & Time |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Hup Wei | High Jump – Men | Qualification Round Fri, 30 Jul, 9:15am |
| Azreen Nabila | 100M – Women | Starts Fri, 30 Jul, 11:40am – 12:30pm |
Golf
| Athlete | Event | Date & Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gavin Kyle Green | Individual Stroke Play | Round 1 Starts Thu, 29 Jul, 7:30am |
| Kelly Tan LPGA | Individual Stroke Play | Round 1 Starts Wed, 4 Aug, 7:30am |
Artistic Gymnastics
| Athlete | Event | Date & Time |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Loo | Individual All-Around | Starts Sat, 24 Jul, 10:00am |
| Farah Ann | Individual All-Around | Starts Sun, 25 Jul, 10:00am |
Sailing
| Athlete | Event | Date and Time |
|---|---|---|
| Khairulnizam Mohd Afendy | Laser – One Person Dinghy | Race 01 Starts Sun, 25 Jul, 2:35pm |
| Nur Shazrin Mohd Latif | Laser Radial – One Person Dinghy | Race 01 Starts Sun, 25 Jul, 12:05pm |
| Nuraisyah Jamil & Juni Karimah Noor Jamali | Two Person Dinghy – Women | Race 01 Starts Wed, 28 Jul, 2:50pm |
Shooting
| Athlete | Event | Date and Time |
|---|---|---|
| Nur Suryani Mohamed Taibi | 50M Rifle 3 Positions – Women | Sat, 31 Jul, 12:00pm |
New sports categories for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Aside from cheering for the Malaysia team, there are five new sports being introduced for the first time which you may be interested to tune in to.
Softball / Baseball
While the softball competition isn’t exactly new as it has been introduced back in 1996 to 2008, the competition was removed from the programme for 2012 and 2016. Nevertheless, it is back this year for all to enjoy!
Surfing
The surfing competition is set to take place at the Diaozaki Coast Surfing Stadium. The game is scheduled to span across 4 days with the top two in each preliminary rounds advancing into the next round.
For the athletes who fails to qualify in the preliminary stages, they’ll have a second shot of advancing to the next round through a wild card match.
Skateboarding
Skateboarding competitions are divided into men’s and women’s categories. Each category include two types of competition which is the street competition and bowl competition.
Street races are held on a street-style straight track that includes steps, railings, benches and walls.
The referee completes the scoring based on the athlete’s originality, execution ability and number of skills.
Sports Climbing
The first Olympic medal in the history of sports climbing is expected at the Tokyo Olympics. A total of 20 men and women will compete for all-around events, including speed rock climbing, rock climbing and difficult rock climbing.
The rock climbing performance calculation method is unique, using the method of multiplying the project rankings. For example, an athlete ranked 1st, 5th and 2nd across three individual events, will receive a total of 10 points (1x5x2). In the end, the six lowest scoring players advanced to the final.
These six players will compete again in the final, and the player with the lowest score will be crowned champion.
Karate
The very first Olympic Karate event will be hosted at Nippon Budokan.
Unlike the usual five weight categories used by the World Karate Federation (WKF), The 2020 Tokyo Olympic karate team competition is divided into three weight classes that differs between the men’s and women’s category. Here’s the breakdown:
| Weight Class | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Light Weight | -67kg | -55kg |
| Middle Weight | -75kg | -61kg |
| Heavy Weight | +75kg | +61kg |
Where to Watch?
Subscribers of the Astro Sports Pack will enjoy 13 channels for Tokyo 2020 in HD. If you are just a regular Astro subscriber, fret not as all Astro customers can get the best coverage of our Malaysian sporting heroes at the Tokyo 2020 on Astro Arena HD (Ch801).
For non-Astro subscribers, you can also enjoy the Olympic games if you are subscribed to unifi TV pack. This will grant you access to 13 unifi sports channels so you don’t miss out on any action.
That’s nearly all the information that you should know about the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Games . Lastly, we’d like to wish Team Malaysia all the best!
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