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 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 2 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 2
Summer Youth Olympics appearances
2010 2014 2018

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

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 2		Final
		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.[7]

• Girls' singles - Goh Jin Wei

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

• 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

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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Quarterfinals

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

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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)

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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.[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

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

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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