KUALA LUMPUR – Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) deputy president Tan Sri Hamidin Mohd Amin has submitted his comprehensive Chef de Mission report for the Paris Olympics, providing an overview of the challenges faced by the Malaysian contingent during the Games.
The report provided by Hamidin is expected to be discussed in a post-mortem meeting together with the Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh on November 14, focusing on areas for improvement.
The post-mortem session will also involve other key stakeholders besides the ministry and OCM, including the National Sports Council and the National Sports Institute.
OCM secretary-general Datuk Nazifuddin Najib revealed that Hamidin apologised on behalf of the contingent for failing to secure Malaysia’s elusive gold medal at the world’s biggest multi-sport event.
“The report contains detailed information on the performance of the contingent, both individually and as a whole, and provides a dynamic overview of all the activities and programs conducted before and during the Paris Olympics.
“Nevertheless, from the OCM’s perspective, we are grateful to all the athletes for their performances in Paris and for their hard work in fighting to win medals for the nation.
“We will use Hamidin’s report as the foundation for our post-mortem discussion this coming Thursday,” Nazifuddin said during the 211th OCM Executive Council meeting at Bukit Kiara today.
While Malaysia fell short of the gold medal target set under the “Road to Gold” program, the contingent did not return empty-handed.
The men’s badminton doubles pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, along with singles player Lee Zii Jia, brought home bronze medals.
Additionally, three national records were broken.
Weightlifter Aniq Kasdan shattered the national record when he lifted 130kg in the men’s 61kg category, while track cyclist Nurul Izzah Izzati Asri set a new national record in the women’s sprint, clocking 10.709 seconds in the qualifying round.
Meanwhile, veteran cyclist Datuk Azizulhasni Awang, competing in his final Olympics, set a national record in the men’s sprint with a time of 9.402 seconds, surpassing his previous record of 9.523 seconds. – November 9, 2024