| Npc: | MAS |
| Npcname: | Paralympic Council of Malaysia |
| Games: | Summer Paralympics |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of Malaysia |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Tokyo |
| Competitors: | 22 |
| Sports: | 9 |
| Flagbearer Open: | Bonnie Bunyau Gustin Siti Noor Iasah[1] |
| Flagbearer Close: | Cheah Liek Hou[2] |
| Rank: | 39 |
| Gold: | 3 |
| Silver: | 2 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
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.[3]
See main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table.
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).[4] [5]
Shuttler Cheah Liek Hou was named as flagbearer for the closing ceremony.
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.[6] 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.
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games:[7]
| width=180 | Sport | width=55 | Men | width=55 | Women | width=55 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 3 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 18 | 4 | 22 |
See main article: Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Malaysia have qualified 2 quota for archery.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||||
| Suresh Selvathamby | Individual recurve | 579 | 28 | L 2–6 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Wiro Julin | align=left rowspan=2 | Individual compound open | 673 | 26 | L 126–136 | Did not advance | ||||||
See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. 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.[9]
| 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 |
See main article: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification.
Malaysia has qualified two para badminton players for each of the following events into the Paralympic tournament based on the Para Badminton World Rankings.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| Cheah Liek Hou | Singles SU5 | W (21–3, 21–2) | W (21–13, 21–8) | W (21–19, 21–12) | 1 Q | W (15–21, 21–10, 21–16) | W (21–17, 21–15) | ||
| Didin Taresoh | Singles SH6 | L (20–22, 10–21) | L (13–21, 13r–18) | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
See main article: Boccia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Chew Wei Lun get a ticket for Malaysia in Individual BC1 events.[11]
See main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Malaysia sent three male and two female cyclists after allocations from the combined nations ranking.[12] [13] [14]
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin | Time trial C1 | 26:46.56 | 5 |
| Road race C1–3 | 33 | ||
| Muhammad Hafiz Jamali | Time trial C5 | 1:01:35.78 | 12 |
| Zuhairie Ahmad Tarmizi | align=center colspan=2 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais (Nurul Suhada Zainal – pilot) | Time trial B | align=center colspan=2 | |
| Road race B | align=center colspan=2 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Opposition Time | Rank | |||
| Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin | Individual pursuit C1 | 3:58.413 | 7 | Did not advance | ||
| Muhammad Hafiz Jamali | 1000m Time trial C4–5 | 1:11.288 | 19 | |||
| Zuhairie Ahmad Tarmizi | 1:06.472 | 10 | ||||
| Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin Muhammad Hafiz Jamali Zuhairie Ahmad Tarmizi | Mixed team sprint | 50.532 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
See main article: Powerlifting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Bonnie Bunyau Gustin get a ticket for Malaysia in Mens 65kg event.[15] [16]
| Athlete | Events | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Results | Rank | ||
| Bonnie Bunyau Gustin | Men's -72kg | 228 | |
| Jong Yee Khie | Men's -107kg | 237 | |
See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli and Brenda Anellia Larry has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the MQS.[17] [18]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| align=left rowspan="4" | Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli | 50 metre freestyle S5 | 33.46 | 5 Q | 32.82 | 5 | |
| 100 metre freestyle S5 | 1:16.33 | 7 Q | 1:15.12 | 7 | |||
| 200 metre freestyle S5 | Did not advance | ||||||
| 100 metre breaststroke SB4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Jamery Siga | 50 metre butterfly S5 | 40.32 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| align=left rowspan="2" | Brenda Anellia Larry | 50 metre backstroke S4 | 59.33 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| 50 metre butterfly S5 | 1:00.62 | 13 | Did not advance | ||||
See main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
See main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Malaysia qualified one players entries for wheelchair tennis. Abu Samah Borhan qualified by the world rankings.