Malaysia at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

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.

Malaysia at the
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
IOC codeMAS
NOCOlympic Council of Malaysia
Websitehttp://www.olympic.org.my/
in Buenos Aires, Argentina
6 – 18 October 2018
Competitors20 in 8 sports
Flag bearerGoh Jin Wei
Medals
Ranked 39th
Gold
2
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
2
Summer Youth Olympics appearances (overview)

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

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

Medalists

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

MedalNameSportEventDate
 Gold  Goh Jin Wei (MAS)BadmintonGirls' singles12 October
 GoldMalaysia'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 hockeyBoys' Tournament14 October
Medalists in mixed NOCs events
MedalNameSportEventDate
 Silver  Team Max Whitlock (MIX)
  •  Rayna Hoh Khai Ling (MAS)
GymnasticsMixed multi-discipline team10 October

Athletics

  • Boys' 100m - Muhammad Fakhrul Abdul Aziz
Track event
AthleteEventStage 1Stage 2Final
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Muhammad Fakhrul Abdul Aziz100 m11.101510.731621.8314

Badminton

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

Singles
AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BMRank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Goh Jin WeiGirls' 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
AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BMRank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
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

  • Boys' 10m Platform - Jellson Jabillin
  • Girls' 3m Springboard - Kimberly Bong Qian Ping
  • Girls' 10m Platform - Kimberly Bong Qian Ping
AthleteEventPreliminaryFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Jellson JabillinBoys' 10m platform514.054 Q513.254
Kimberly Bong Qian PingGirls' 3m springboard396.858 Q427.106
Girls' 10m platform371.504 Q385.404
 Jellson Jabillin (MAS)
 Mélodie Leclerc (CAN)
Mixed Team330.007
 Kimberly Bong Qian Ping (MAS)
 Nikolaos Molvalis (GRE)
347.104

Field hockey

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

Boys' tournament

TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BMRank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
 MalaysiaBoys' 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
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Argentina (H)5500366+3015Quarterfinals
2  Malaysia54013111+2012
3  Poland52032917+126
4  Zambia52032923+66
5  Mexico52031920−169th place game
6  Vanuatu5005572−67011th 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
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
Anuar  4'
Ishak  8'19'
Mat  19'
ReportVillegas  14'
Estrada  20'
Umpires:
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)

9 October 2018
11:45
Zambia  2–7  Malaysia
Mulenga  2'3'ReportRosdi  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
Rosdi  5'
Ishak  9'
ReportSarto  8'14'19'
Zarate  10'
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Peter Kabaso (KEN)

11 October 2018
10:15
Poland  3–4  Malaysia
Jarzyński  7'
E. Bembenek  7'
Nowkowski  11'
ReportAnuar  1'16'17'
Azahar  3'
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
James Unkles (AUS)

Quarterfinals
12 October 2018
9:00
Malaysia  2–0  Austria
Anuar  11'19'Report
Umpires:
Hideki Kinoshita (JPN)
Jonathan Altamirano (MEX)

Semifinals
13 October 2018
14:00
Malaysia  7–4  Zambia
Anuar  1'9'20'
Rosdi  4'7'
Moharam  12'
Mat  13'
ReportMoyo  6'19'
Bwali  14'18'
Umpires:
Nick Saunders (NZL)
Jonathan Altamirano (MEX)

Gold medal game
14 October 2018
15:00
India  2–4  Malaysia
Prasad  3'6'ReportRosdi  5'
Anuar  14'19'
Azahar  18'
Umpires:
Jonathan Altamirano (MEX)
Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL)

Gymnastics

Artistic

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

  • Girls' artistic individual all-around - Zarith Imaan Khalid
Girls
AthleteEventApparatusTotalRank
V
Rank
UB
Rank
BB
Rank
F
Rank
Zarith Imaan KhalidQualification12.100
29
10.100
27
11.300
19
11.366
24
44.86626

Rhythmic

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
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
Hoop
Rank
Ball
Rank
Clubs
Rank
Ribbon
Rank
TotalRankHoop
Rank
Ball
Rank
Clubs
Rank
Ribbon
Rank
TotalRank
Rayna Hoh Khai LingIndividual all-around15.600
8
12.700
27
15.050
10
10.450
29
53.80019did not advance

Mixed Team

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

Swimming

  • 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
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Arvin Chahal400 m freestyle4:06.1130did not advance
200m Individual Medley2:08.5617did not advance
Low Zheng Yong50m Butterfly26.2443did not advance
100m Butterfly57.2139did not advance
200m Butterfly2:06.8729did not advance
200m Individual Medley2:12.6620did not advance

Table tennis

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
AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BMRank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Javen ChoongBoys' 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

3Did not advance=17
Alice Li Sian ChangGirls' 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

4Did not advance=25
Mixed International Team
AthleteEventGroup stageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BMRank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
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

4Did not advance=25

Triathlon

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

  • Boys' individual - Chong Xian Hao
Boys
AthleteEventFinal
ResultRank
Chong Xian HaoBoys'1:00:2529
Chong Xian Hao
(Asia 2)
Mixed relay1:36:49 1P13

References