# Malaysia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Malaysia competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021 which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dato' Sri Megat D Shahriman Bin Dato' Zaharudin, president of the Malaysian Paralympic Council, is the chef de mission of the delegation.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Bonnie Bunyau Gustin | Powerlifting | Men's 72 kg | 28 August |
| Gold | Cheah Liek Hou | Badminton | Men's Singles SU5 | 4 September |
| Gold | Abdul Latif Romly | Athletics | Men's Long jump T20 | 4 September |
| Silver | Jong Yee Khie | Powerlifting | Men's 107 kg | 30 August |
| Silver | Chew Wei Lun | Boccia | Mixed individual BC1 | 1 September |

## Background
### Opening and closing ceremonies

Bonnie Bunyau Gustin and Siti Noor Iasah Mohamad Ariffin were flag bearers of Malaysia in the opening ceremony. In the Parade of Nations, both athletes and officials wore the Malay legendary warrior Hang Tuah inspired attire designed by the Department of fashion design and Art and Design Faculty of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in Shah Alam (Main Campus). The attire, in the colours of the national flag, featured the "Songket Bunga Tabur" pattern. The female athletes and official wore the baju kurung complete with a dokoh (tiered pendant) and selendang (shawl), while the male athletes and officials wore the traditional Baju Melayu complete with an outer coat, a sampin and the Tengkolok (headgear).
Shuttler Cheah Liek Hou was named as flagbearer for the closing ceremony.

### Target and achievement

On 19 July 2021, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican announced that the Malaysian delegation to the 2020 Summer Paralympics had a target to win three gold medals, matching the medal haul of the previous edition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Malaysia managed to achieve this target with three gold medals and two silver medals, totalling to 5 medals, making it the most successful outcome in Paralympic history, surpassing their record of four medals in the 2016 games.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Athletics | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Badminton | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Boccia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Powerlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheelchair Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 18 | 4 | 22 |

## Archery

Malaysia have qualified 2 quota for archery.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Suresh Selvathamby | Individual recurve | 579 | 28 | — | Tsydendorzhiev (RPC) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wiro Julin | Individual compound open | 673 | 26 | Bye | Shigaev (RPC) L 126–136 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

All male athletes have qualified from the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships at Dubai. They have qualified by being top 3 in each event. Malaysia have also entered 1 female athlete.

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* PB = Personal Best
* SB = Season Best
* DNS = Did not start

### Men's track events

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi | 100 m T36 | 12.06 | 1 Q SB | 12.15 | 4 |

### Men's field events

| Athlete | Events | Final | Rank |
| Wong Kar Gee | Long jump T13 | 5.93 PB | 6 |
| Abdul Latif Romly | Long jump T20 | 7.45 SB | |
| Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli | Shot put F20 | DNS | DNS |

### Women's track events

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Siti Noor Iasah Mohamad Ariffin | 400 m T20 | 59.89 | 4 q SB | 1:01.05 | 8 |

## Badminton

Malaysia has qualified two para badminton players for each of the following events into the Paralympic tournament based on the Para Badminton World Rankings.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Cheah Liek Hou | Singles SU5 | Eldakrory (EGY) W (21–3, 21–2) | Fang (TPE) W (21–13, 21–8) | Imai (JPN) W (21–19, 21–12) | 1 Q | Fang (TPE) W (15–21, 21–10, 21–16) | Dheva (INA) W (21–17, 21–15) | |
| Didin Taresoh | Singles SH6 | Nagar (IND) L (20–22, 10–21) | Tavares (BRA) L (13–21, 13$^r$–18) | — | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boccia

Chew Wei Lun get a ticket for Malaysia in Individual BC1 events.
| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Pool matches | Pool matches | Pool matches | Pool matches | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Chew Wei Lun | Mixed individual BC1 | Oliveira (BRA) W 5–2 | Huadpradit (THA) W 3*–3 | Jung (KOR) W 9–3 | Curinova (CZE) W 11–0 | 1 Q | Zhang (CHN) W 4–2 | Ramos (POR) W 9–5 | Smith (GBR) L 2–4 | |

## Cycling

Malaysia sent three male and two female cyclists after allocations from the combined nations ranking.

### Road
#### Men's road event

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin | Time trial C1 | 26:46.56 | 5 |
| Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin | Road race C1–3 | -1 LAP | 33 |
| Muhammad Hafiz Jamali | Time trial C5 | 1:01:35.78 | 12 |
| Zuhairie Ahmad Tarmizi | Time trial C5 | DNF | DNF |

#### Women's road event

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais (Nurul Suhada Zainal – pilot) | Time trial B | DNF | DNF |
| Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais (Nurul Suhada Zainal – pilot) | Road race B | DNS | DNS |

### Track
#### Men's track event

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin | Individual pursuit C1 | 3:58.413 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Muhammad Hafiz Jamali | 1000m Time trial C4–5 | — | — | 1:11.288 | 19 |
| Zuhairie Ahmad Tarmizi | 1000m Time trial C4–5 | — | — | 1:06.472 | 10 |
| Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin Muhammad Hafiz Jamali Zuhairie Ahmad Tarmizi | Mixed team sprint | 50.532 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Women's track event

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank |
| Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais (Nurul Suhada Zainal – pilot) | 1000m Time trial B | — | — | 1:15.005 | 9 |

## Powerlifting

Bonnie Bunyau Gustin get a ticket for Malaysia in Mens 65kg event.
| Athlete | Events | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Results | Rank |
| Bonnie Bunyau Gustin | Men's -72kg | 228 PR | |
| Jong Yee Khie | Men's -107kg | 237 | |

## Swimming

Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli and Brenda Anellia Larry has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the MQS.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli | 50 metre freestyle S5 | 33.46 | 5 Q | 32.82 | 5 |
| Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli | 100 metre freestyle S5 | 1:16.33 | 7 Q | 1:15.12 | 7 |
| Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli | 200 metre freestyle S5 | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli | 100 metre breaststroke SB4 | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jamery Siga | 50 metre butterfly S5 | 40.32 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Brenda Anellia Larry | 50 metre backstroke S4 | 59.33 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brenda Anellia Larry | 50 metre butterfly S5 | 1:00.62 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis
### Men's

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final/BM | Final/BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Chee Chaoming | Individual – Class 9 | Kalem (ITA) L 0–3 | Stacey (GBR) L 0–3 | Ma Lin (AUS) L 0–3 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Wheelchair tennis

Malaysia qualified one players entries for wheelchair tennis. Abu Samah Borhan qualified by the world rankings.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Abu Samah Borhan | Men's singles | Gil (CRC) W 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | Egberink (NED) L 0–6, 1–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |