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 Athletics1. Datuk Abdul Latif Romly - Long Jump2. Muhammad Nazmi Nasri - Long Jump3. Jonathon Wong Kar Gee - Long Jump4. Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli - Shot Put5. Eddy Bernard - 100 metres (m)6. Muhammad Ammar Aiman Bin Nor Azmi - 400mPara Cycling7. Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin - Road and Track8. Muhammad Adi Raimie Amizazahan - Road and Track9. Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais - Road and Track10. Nurul Suhada Zainal - Pilot11. Nur Suraiya Binti Muhamad Zamri - Road and Track12. Farina Shaw ati Binti Mohd Adnan - PilotPara Badminton13. Cheah Liek Hou - Singles14. Mhd Amin Burhanuddin - Singles15. Muhammad Fareez Anuar - Singles16. Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli - WC Doubles17. Noor Azwan Noorlan - WC DoublesPara Archery18. Suresh Selvatamby - Recurve19. Nur Jannaton Abdul Jalil - Compound20. Daneshen Govinda Rajan - CompoundBoccia21. Abdul Razzaq Abdul Rahman BC4 - Single and Double22. Noor Askuzaimey Mat Salim BC4 - Single and Double23. Lee Chee Hoong BC2 - SinglePara Powerlifting24. Bonnie Bunyau Gustin - Up to 72kg25. Nicodemus Manggoi Moses - Up to 97kg26. Jong Yee Kee - Up To 107kgWheelchair Tennis27. Mohamad Yusshazwan Yusoff - Singles and Doubles28. Abu Samah Borhan - Doubles (still waiting for confirmation)Para Swimming29. Muhammad Imaan Aiman Muhammad Redzuan- 100m30. Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli - 50m / 100m / 200m / 100mSource: BERNAMA News Agency