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    OLYMPIC GAMES

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    Olympic Games
    The Olympic Games are the largest and most prestigious sporting events in the world apart from the World Cup Football Tournament. Held once every four (4) years, the sport features star status athletes from all over the world competing for the gold medals offered as well as creating a world and world record.
    Malaysia's participation in the Olympics
    The Malaysian contingent has participated in the Olympic Games since its first participation in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics except in 1980 where the country participated in the idea of ​​other countries boycotting the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
    The Rio 2016 Olympic Games was the most outstanding participation of the national contingent in the prestigious sport of the world when it managed to bring home four silver and one bronze medal. Since Malaysia's involvement in the Olympics, sports such as aquatic (diving), badminton and cycling have been regular sports until 2016.
    Since Malaysia's involvement in the Olympics, sports such as aquatic (diving), badminton and cycling have been regular sports until 2016. In fact, hockey is also among the Malaysian representatives who consistently compete in the Olympics except in Rome 1960, Seoul 1988, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.
    Several other sports also recorded the best achievements through the former national sprint champion, Datuk Dr. M. Jegathesan in the 200m event in Tokyo 1968 and Mexico 1972, Ishtiaq Mubarak in the 110m hurdles (Mexico 1972).
    Malaysian football is also not lonely from competing in the Olympics when it twice qualified for the prestigious Games in 1972 in Munich and 1980 in Moscow but did not participate due to the country's political stance at that time
    Malaysia Olympic History
    Tokyo Olympics
    Tokyo Olympics
    The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially decided to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games until next year due to the current spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19).
    Tarikh baru Sukan Olimpik Tokyo dijadualkan berlangsung pada 23 Julai hinga 8 Ogos 2021.
    Here is a summary of the statistics of the Olympic Games until 2016.
    NO. HOST THEME MALAYSIAN CONTINGENT
    COUNTRY
    ATHLETES
    SPORTS
    EVENTS
    GOLD
    SILVER
    BRONZE
    ATHLETES
    SPORTS
    EVENTS
    RANKING
    GOLD
    SILVER
    BRONZE
    XVI
    Melbourne, Australia
    72
    3314
    17
    145
    153
    153
    163
    33
    5
    13
    -
    0
    -0
    0
    II
    Manila, Phillipines 1 - 9 May 1954
    19
    970
    8
    78
    75
    73
    69
    9
    1
    -
    13-18
    0
    0
    0
    III
    Tokyo, Japan 24 May- 1 June 1958
    20
    1820
    13
    111
    110
    94
    97
    77
    9
    -
    15
    0
    0
    3
    IV
    Jakarta, Indonesia 24 August - 4 September 1962
    16
    1545
    13
    118
    113
    103
    108
    114
    11
    -
    8
    2
    4
    8
    V
    Bangkok, Thailand 9 - 20 December 1966
    18
    1945
    14
    138
    142
    145
    167
    155
    13
    -
    4
    7
    5
    6
    VI
    Bangkok, Thailand 24 Aug- 4 Sept. 1970
    18
    2500
    13
    136
    137
    133
    157
    132
    10
    -
    7
    5
    1
    7
    VII
    Tehran, Iran 1 - 16 September 1974
    25
    3010
    16
    181
    186
    185
    192
    64
    8
    -
    17
    0
    1
    4
    VIII
    Bangkok, Thailand 9 - 20 December 1978
    25
    3842
    19
    199
    201
    198
    226
    158
    13
    -
    11
    2
    1
    3
    IX
    New Delhi, India 19 Nov. - 4 Dec.1982
    33
    4595
    21
    199
    199
    199
    215
    130
    11
    -
    15
    1
    0
    3
    X
    New Delhi, India 19 Nov. - 4 Dec.1982
    27
    4839
    25
    270
    270
    268
    299
    126
    12
    -
    14
    0
    5
    5
    XI
    Beijing, China 22 Sept. - 7 Okt. 1990
    37
    6122
    27
    308
    313
    312
    358
    107
    13
    58
    11
    2
    2
    4
    XII
    Hiroshima, Japan 2 - 16 October 1994
    32
    6828
    34
    337
    335
    335
    411
    104
    17
    59
    9
    4
    2
    13
    XIII
    Bangkok, Thailand 6 - 20 December 1998
    41
    6554
    36
    377
    378
    381
    467
    134
    18
    93
    13
    5
    10
    14
    XIV
    Busan, Korea 29 Sept. - 14 Oct. 2002
    44
    7556
    38
    420
    427
    421
    502
    209
    25
    124
    12
    6
    8
    16
    XV
    Doha, Qatar 1 - 15 December 2006
    45
    13000
    39
    423
    428
    423
    542
    231
    23
    164
    11
    8
    17
    17
    XVI
    Guangzhou, China 12 - 27 November 2010
    45
    9704
    42
    476
    476
    476
    619
    333
    29
    186
    10
    9
    18
    14
    XVII
    Incheon, Korea Selatan 19 Sep - 4 Oct 2014
    45
    9535
    36
    439
    439
    439
    576
    288
    28
    -
    14
    5
    14
    14
    XVIII
    Jakarta/ Palembang, Indonesia 18 Aug- 2 Sept 2018
    45
    11338
    40
    465
    465
    465
    622
    417
    35
    208
    14
    7
    13
    16

    Achievements of the Malaysian Contingent at the Olympic Games

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