Malaysia at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Malaysia at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics

IOC code| MAS
NOC| Olympic Council of Malaysia
Website| http://www.olympic.org.my/
in Buenos Aires, Argentina
6 – 18 October 2018
Competitors| 20 in 8 sports
Flag bearer| Goh Jin Wei
Medals
Ranked 39th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Youth Olympics appearances (overview)

* 2010
* 2014
* 2018

Malaysia competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018. The chef-de-mission of the contingent was former two-time Olympian archer Cheng Chu Sian.[1] Malaysia won its first gold medal at an Olympic event, having previously won silver and bronze medals.

Goh Jin Wei became the first athlete to win a Youth Olympic Games gold medal for Malaysia the second Malaysian to emerge victorious at the Youth Olympics since shuttler Cheam June Wei, who won mixed doubles gold under the Mixed-NOCs flag in 2014,[2] and The national men's junior hockey 5s squad claimed the second gold medal for the Malaysian contingent at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[3] Meanwhile, National teen gymnast Rayna Hoh Khai Ling bagged a silver medal at the Youth Olympic Games through Mixed multi-discipline team in Gymnastics was not credited to the individual nation's medal tally as the event was a mixed-National Olympic Committees event in which athletes from different nations team up to compete under the Olympic flag.[4]

As squash contested as demonstration sports in the games, The national junior reckons squash's Chan Yiwen and Siow Yee Xian being named the ambassador for the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina and will be among 36 players from 27 nations who will get a chance to experience the sport's first taste of Olympic competition. They debuted at the Youth Olympics as an exhibition sport with no medals at stake will stand the sport in good stead as it bids to get into the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[5]

## Media coverage

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Satellite television company Astro broadcast the sporting event in Malaysia.[6]

## Medalists

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Further information: 2018 Summer Youth Olympics medal table

Medals awarded to participants of Mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not included towards the individual NOC medal tally.

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold |  Goh Jin Wei (MAS) | Badminton | Girls' singles | 12 October
Gold | Malaysia's Men's Hockey 5s team

* Hamiz Ahir (MAS)
* Shahrul Saupi (MAS)
* Amirul Azahar (MAS)
* Arif Ishak (MAS)
* Syarman Mat (MAS)
* Kamaruzaman Kamarudin (MAS)
* Muhibuddin Moharam (MAS)
* Firdaus Rosdi (MAS)
* Akhimullah Anuar (MAS)

| Field hockey | Boys' Tournament | 14 October

Medalists in mixed NOCs events
Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Silver |  Team Max Whitlock (MIX)

* Rayna Hoh Khai Ling (MAS)

| Gymnastics | Mixed multi-discipline team | 10 October

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

* Boys' 100m - Muhammad Fakhrul Abdul Aziz

Track event
Athlete  | Event  | Stage 1  | Stage 2  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Muhammad Fakhrul Abdul Aziz | 100 m | 11.10  | 15  | 10.73  | 16  | 21.83  | 14

## Badminton

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Main article: Badminton at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Malaysia qualified one player based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.[7]

* Girls' singles - Goh Jin Wei

Singles
Athlete  | Event  | Group stage  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM | Rank

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Goh Jin Wei | Girls' singles |  Batari (INA)

W 2–0
(21–11, 21–15)
31 mins

|  Pillai (SWE)

W 2–0
(21–15, 21–12)
28 mins

|  Spoeri (GER)

W 2–1
(21–7, 18–21,21–9)
40 mins

| 1 Q |  Vu Thi Anh Thu (VIE)

W 2–0
(21–12, 21–9)
26 mins

|  Phittayaporn Chaiwan (THA)

W 2–1
(19–21, 21–15, 21–13)
61 mins

|  Wang Zhiyi (CHN)

W 2–1
(16–21, 21–13, 21–19)
71 mins

Mixed Teams
Athlete  | Event  | Group stage  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM | Rank

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Goh Jin Wei
(Epsilon)  | Mixed teams |  Alpha (MIX)

L 98–110
92 mins

|  Zeta (MIX)

L 89–110
76 mins

|  Delta (MIX)

W 110–108
457 mins

| 4 Q |  Omega (MIX)

L 102–110
mins

| Did not advance  | =5

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

* Boys' 10m Platform - Jellson Jabillin
* Girls' 3m Springboard - Kimberly Bong Qian Ping
* Girls' 10m Platform - Kimberly Bong Qian Ping

Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Jellson Jabillin | Boys' 10m platform | 514.05  | 4 Q | 513.25  | 4
Kimberly Bong Qian Ping | Girls' 3m springboard | 396.85  | 8 Q | 427.10  | 6
Girls' 10m platform | 371.50  | 4 Q | 385.40  | 4
Jellson Jabillin (MAS)
Mélodie Leclerc (CAN) | Mixed Team | —  | 330.00  | 7
Kimberly Bong Qian Ping (MAS)
Nikolaos Molvalis (GRE) | —  | 347.10  | 4

## Field hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Malaysia qualified one event based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[8]

### Boys' tournament

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Main article: Field hockey at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament

Team  | Event  | Group stage  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM | Rank

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Malaysia | Boys' Tournament |  Vanuatu

W 14–0

|  Mexico

W 4–2

|  Zambia

W 7–2

|  Argentina

L 2–4

|  Poland

W 4–3

| 2 Q |  Austria

W 2–0

|  Zambia

W 7–4

|  India

W 4-2

Preliminary round
Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Argentina (H) | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 36  | 6  | +30  | 15  | Quarterfinals
2  |  Malaysia | 5  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 31  | 11  | +20  | 12
3  |  Poland | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 29  | 17  | +12  | 6
4  |  Zambia | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 29  | 23  | +6  | 6
5  |  Mexico | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 19  | 20  | −1  | 6  | 9th place game
6  |  Vanuatu | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 5  | 72  | −67  | 0  | 11th place game

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

| 7 October 2018
10:15

Malaysia | 14–0  |  Vanuatu

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Anuar 3', 7', 8', 14', 15', 20', 20'
Azahar 7', 13'
Mat 9'
Moharam 11', 12'
Rosdi 18'
Ishak 18' | Report |
Umpires:
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
Nick Saunders (NZL)

* * *

| 8 October 2018
17:00

Malaysia | 4–2  |  Mexico

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Anuar 4'
Ishak 8', 19'
Mat 19' | Report | Villegas 14'
Estrada 20'
Umpires:
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)

* * *

| 9 October 2018
11:45

Zambia | 2–7  |  Malaysia

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Mulenga 2', 3' | Report | Rosdi 3'
Anuar 6', 10', 12', 20'
Azahar 9'
Mat 13'
Umpires:
Peter Kabaso (KEN)
James Unkles (AUS)

* * *

| 10 October 2018
17:00

Malaysia | 2–4  |  Argentina

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Rosdi 5'
Ishak 9' | Report | Sarto 8', 14', 19'
Zarate 10'
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)

* * *

| 11 October 2018
10:15

Poland | 3–4  |  Malaysia

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Jarzyński 7'
E. Bembenek 7'
Nowkowski 11' | Report | Anuar 1', 16', 17'
Azahar 3'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
James Unkles (AUS)

* * *

Quarterfinals
| 12 October 2018
9:00

Malaysia | 2–0  |  Austria

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Anuar 11', 19' | Report |
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Jonathan Altamirano (MEX)

* * *

Semifinals
| 13 October 2018
14:00

Malaysia | 7–4  |  Zambia

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Anuar 1', 9', 20'
Rosdi 4', 7'
Moharam 12'
Mat 13' | Report | Moyo 6', 19'
Bwali 14', 18'
Umpires:
Nick Saunders (NZL)
Jonathan Altamirano (MEX)

* * *

Gold medal game
| 14 October 2018
15:00

India | 2–4  |  Malaysia

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Prasad 3', 6' | Report | Rosdi 5'
Anuar 14', 19'
Azahar 18'
Umpires:
Jonathan Altamirano (MEX)
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

### Artistic

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Malaysia qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Junior Championship.[9]

* Girls' artistic individual all-around - Zarith Imaan Khalid

Girls
Athlete  | Event  | Apparatus  | Total  | Rank

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Rank  |  UB
Rank  |  BB
Rank  |  F
Rank
Zarith Imaan Khalid | Qualification | 12.100
29  | 10.100
27  | 11.300
19  | 11.366
24  | 44.866  | 26

### Rhythmic

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Malaysia qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Junior Championship.[9]

* Girls' rhythmic individual all-around - Rayna Hoh Khai Ling

Individual
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Hoop
Rank  | Ball
Rank  | Clubs
Rank  | Ribbon
Rank  | Total  | Rank  | Hoop
Rank  | Ball
Rank  | Clubs
Rank  | Ribbon
Rank  | Total  | Rank
Rayna Hoh Khai Ling | Individual all-around | 15.600
8  | 12.700
27  | 15.050
10  | 10.450
29  | 53.800  | 19  | did not advance

### Mixed Team

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Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Rank
Rayna Hoh Khai Ling
(Team Max Whitlock)  | Mixed multi-discipline team |
Zarith Imaan Khalid
(Team Nadia Comaneci)  | 9

## Swimming

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* Boys' 50m Butterfly - Low Zheng Yong
* Boys' 100m Butterfly - Low Zheng Yong
* Boys' 200m Butterfly - Low Zheng Yong
* Boys' 400m Freestyle - Arvin Chahal
* Boys' 200m Individual Medley - Low Zheng Yong
* Boys' 200m Individual Medley - Arvin Chahal

Boys
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Arvin Chahal | 400 m freestyle | 4:06.11  | 30  | did not advance
200m Individual Medley | 2:08.56  | 17  | —  | did not advance
Low Zheng Yong | 50m Butterfly | 26.24  | 43  | did not advance
100m Butterfly | 57.21  | 39  | did not advance
200m Butterfly | 2:06.87  | 29  | —  | did not advance
200m Individual Medley | 2:12.66  | 20  | —  | did not advance

## Table tennis

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Main article: Table tennis at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Malaysia qualified one table tennis player based on its performance at the Road to Buenos Aires (Asia) series.[10] Later Malaysia qualified a female table tennis player based on its performance at the Road to Buenos Aires (Oceania) series.[11]

* Boys' singles - Javen Choong
* Girls' singles - Alice Li Sian Chang

Singles
Athlete  | Event  | Group stage  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM | Rank

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Javen Choong | Boys' singles |  Ahmadian (IRI)

L 2–4
(11–8, 8–11, 6–11, 8–11, 11–6, 13–15)
39 mins

|  Stankevicius (LTU)

W 4–3
(9–11, 7–11, 12–10, 9–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–6)
52 mins

|  Thakkar (IND)

L 2–4
(6–11, 11–7,11–13, 4–11, 11–9, 5–11)
36 mins

| 3  | Did not advance  | =17
Alice Li Sian Chang | Girls' singles |  Schreiner (GER)

L 1–4
(12–10, 5–11, 10–12, 11–13, 9–11)
50 mins

|  Laurenti (ITA)

L 0–4
(3–11, 5–11, 7–11, 7–11)
27 mins

|  Diaz (PUR)

L 1–4
(10–12, 11–6,5–11, 4–11, 6–11)
37 mins

| 4  | Did not advance  | =25

Mixed International Team
Athlete  | Event  | Group stage  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM | Rank

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Javen Choong (MAS)
Alice Li Sian Chang (MAS) | Mixed team |  Brazil

L 1–2
1 hour 29 mins

|  Europe-5 (MIX)

L 1–2
1 hour 29 mins

|  Egypt

L 1–2
1 hour 29 mins

| 4  | Did not advance  | =25

## Triathlon

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Main article: Triathlon at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Malaysia qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.[12]

* Boys' individual - Chong Xian Hao

Boys
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Chong Xian Hao | Boys' | 1:00:25  | 29
Chong Xian Hao
(Asia 2)  | Mixed relay | 1:36:49 1P  | 13

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Youth Olympics:Singapore 2010 feat a tough act to follow". stadiumastro. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
2. ^ "Jin Wei wins Malaysia's maiden Youth Olympics gold". stadiumastro. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
3. ^ "Malaysia boys win Youth Olympics hockey gold". stadiumastro. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
4. ^ "Teen gymnast Rayna Hoh wins silver at YOG". Malaymail. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
5. ^ "Yiwen named squash ambassador". thestar. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
6. ^ "Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games".
7. ^ "BWF Junior World Ranking – Girls Invited to 2018 Youth Olympics" (PDF). BWF Corporate. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
8. ^ "Teams confirmed for Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games". FIH. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
9. ^ a b "2018 Youth Olympic Games Gymnastics Qualifiers". FIG. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
10. ^ "Manav Vikash Thakkar and Andrea Pavlovic add names to list". ITTF. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
11. ^ "Last in Road to Buenos Aires places booked, surprise names emerge successful". ITTF. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
12. ^ "2018 Subic Bay ASTC Triathlon Asian YOG Qualifier". ITU. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

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* t
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Nations at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* The Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea‑Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Kitts‑Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent‑Grenadines
* Suriname
* Trinidad‑Tobago
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela
* Virgin Islands

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Chinese Taipei
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

Europe|

* Albania
* Andorra
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia‑Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine

Oceania|

* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Federated States of Micronesia
* Fiji
* Guam
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

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* Teams of athletes from more than one NOC

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