29 ATHLETES TO COMPETE IN PARIS PARALYMPICS – PCM

KUALA LUMPUR, A record number of para-athletes will compete in the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, from Aug 28 to Sept 8, with a total of 29 athletes confirmed, and a potential additional participant from wheelchair tennis. Paralympic Council of Malaysia (PCM) president Datuk Seri Megat D. Shahriman Zaharudin said the decision was being endorsed following a meeting of the PCM selection committee, which meticulously reviewed and selected the athletes who will represent Malaysia. 'This selection process is a formal compulsory procedure as stipulated in PCM constitution and as per guidelines issued by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in selecting athletes to participate in Paris 2024. 'Athletes qualify by means of qualification by names, ranking and bipartite. Each sports have its own qualification criteria set by the International Federation governing the respective sport,' he said in a statement today. The selection committee is chaired by Megat D. Shahriman and assisted by senior members of Nati onal Sports Council (MSN), National Sports Institute (ISN), representatives of the respective national sports associations and Chef de Mission First Admiral (Rtd) Datuk Subramaniam Raman Nair. He said that the wheelchair tennis athlete, who is currently awaiting approval from the international body, will receive a decision by Aug 2. For context, the previous Paralympic Games held in Tokyo 2020 featured 22 athletes competing across nine sports. Athletes who will compete in Paris are as follows: Para Athletics 1. Datuk Abdul Latif Romly - Long Jump 2. Muhammad Nazmi Nasri - Long Jump 3. Jonathon Wong Kar Gee - Long Jump 4. Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli - Shot Put 5. Eddy Bernard - 100 metres (m) 6. Muhammad Ammar Aiman Bin Nor Azmi - 400m Para Cycling 7. Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin - Road and Track 8. Muhammad Adi Raimie Amizazahan - Road and Track 9. Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais - Road and Track 10. Nurul Suhada Zainal - Pilot 11. Nur Suraiya Binti Muhamad Zamri - Road and Track 12. Farina Shaw ati Binti Mohd Adnan - Pilot Para Badminton 13. Cheah Liek Hou - Singles 14. Mhd Amin Burhanuddin - Singles 15. Muhammad Fareez Anuar - Singles 16. Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli - WC Doubles 17. Noor Azwan Noorlan - WC Doubles Para Archery 18. Suresh Selvatamby - Recurve 19. Nur Jannaton Abdul Jalil - Compound 20. Daneshen Govinda Rajan - Compound Boccia 21. Abdul Razzaq Abdul Rahman BC4 - Single and Double 22. Noor Askuzaimey Mat Salim BC4 - Single and Double 23. Lee Chee Hoong BC2 - Single Para Powerlifting 24. Bonnie Bunyau Gustin - Up to 72kg 25. Nicodemus Manggoi Moses - Up to 97kg 26. Jong Yee Kee - Up To 107kg Wheelchair Tennis 27. Mohamad Yusshazwan Yusoff - Singles and Doubles 28. Abu Samah Borhan - Doubles (still waiting for confirmation) Para Swimming 29. Muhammad Imaan Aiman Muhammad Redzuan- 100m 30. Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli - 50m / 100m / 200m / 100m Source: BERNAMA News Agency