# 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. 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, 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. 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.
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.

## Media coverage

Satellite television company Astro broadcast the sporting event in Malaysia.

## Medalists

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 |
| 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 |
| Silver | Team Max Whitlock (MIX)  Rayna Hoh Khai Ling (MAS) | Gymnastics | Mixed multi-discipline team | 10 October |

## Athletics

* Boys' 100m - Muhammad Fakhrul Abdul Aziz

### Track event

| Athlete | Event | Stage 1 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 2 | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Muhammad Fakhrul Abdul Aziz | 100 m | 11.10 | 15 | 10.73 | 16 | 21.83 | 14 |

## Badminton

Malaysia qualified one player based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.
* Girls' singles - Goh Jin Wei

### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| 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 | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| 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 | Did not advance | =5 |

## Diving

* Boys' 10m Platform - Jellson Jabillin
* Girls' 3m Springboard - Kimberly Bong Qian Ping
* Girls' 10m Platform - Kimberly Bong Qian Ping
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 |
| Kimberly Bong Qian Ping | 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) | Mixed Team | — | — | 347.10 | 4 |

## Field hockey

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

### Boys' tournament

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| 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 | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 15 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Malaysia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 11 | +20 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Zambia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 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 |
* 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' | Report | Villegas 14' Estrada 20' |
* Umpires: Hristiyan Vasilev (BUL) Peter Kabaso (KEN)
* 9 October 2018 11:45
| Zambia | 2–7 | Malaysia |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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' | 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 |
| Prasad 3', 6' | Report | Rosdi 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.
* Girls' artistic individual all-around - Zarith Imaan Khalid

#### Girls

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | V Rank | UB Rank | BB Rank | F Rank | Total | Rank |
| Zarith Imaan Khalid | Qualification | 12.100 29 | 10.100 27 | 11.300 19 | 11.366 24 | 44.866 | 26 |

### Rhythmic

Malaysia qualified one gymnast based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Junior Championship.
* Girls' rhythmic individual all-around - Rayna Hoh Khai Ling

#### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Mixed Team

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

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

## Table tennis

Malaysia qualified one table tennis player based on its performance at the Road to Buenos Aires (Asia) series. Later Malaysia qualified a female table tennis player based on its performance at the Road to Buenos Aires (Oceania) series.
* Boys' singles - Javen Choong
* Girls' singles - Alice Li Sian Chang

### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =25 |

### Mixed International Team

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| 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 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | =25 |

## Triathlon

Malaysia qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 Asian Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.
* Boys' individual - Chong Xian Hao

### Boys

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