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

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 Olympics 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 Olympics 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
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
 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
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Team Max Whitlock (MIX)
  •  Rayna Hoh Khai Ling (MAS)
 GymnasticsMixed multi-discipline team10 October

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
  • Boys' 100m - Muhammad Fakhrul Abdul Aziz
Track event
Athlete Event Stage 1 Stage 2 Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Muhammad Fakhrul Abdul Aziz 100 m 11.10 15 10.73 16 21.83 14

Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

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

Singles
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Rank
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
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
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
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 N/A 330.00 7
 Kimberly Bong Qian Ping (MAS)
 Nikolaos Molvalis (GRE)		 N/A 347.10 4

Field hockey
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
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Rank
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 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
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: Buenos Aires 2018
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head result.
(H) Host.
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
Main article: Gymnastics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

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
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
V
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

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
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
Athlete Event Final
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
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
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 N/A 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 N/A Did not advance
200m Individual Medley 2:12.66 20 N/A Did not advance

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

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