The 26th National Olympic Academy (NOA) Session for Young Olympic Ambassadors is currently being coordinated by the OCM and NOA Malaysia from 23 to 27 April 2024 at OCM Indoor Sports Complex, Kuala Lumpur.
On Wednesday, 24 April 2024, the NOA Session commenced with an inspiring Opening Ceremony officiated by Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohammad Norza Zakaria, President of OCM. In his heartfelt speech, he warmly welcomed all the participants to the session designed to promote Olympic Values among the youth.
“I extend a warm welcome to all the participants and encourage them to carry and embrace the true spirit of Olympism into the world as the young ambassadors of the Olympic Movement.”
“Seize this opportunity with enthusiasm and determination in your capacity as Olympic Ambassadors. Be the purveyors of peace, unity and solidarity” said Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohammad Norza Zakaria.
This NOA Session holds the distinction of being one of the longest NOA running events around the world. This year, there are 40 participants, comprising 20 local participants and 20 international participants. The international participants include representatives from the NOCs namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Lao, Myanmar, Philipines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
The list of the participants is as follows:
1. Wan Amirul Zulkarnain Wan Azman (Baseball Federation of Malaysia)
2. Nur Afrina Azman Ali (Baseball Federation of Malaysia)
3. Jishuvan Ramasundran (Malaysian Cricket Association)
4. Muhammad Amir Hakim Ibrahim (Malaysian Cricket Association)
5. Arysha Haya Kanda (Equestrian Association of Malaysia)
6. Muhammad U’zair Abdul Malik (Equestrian Association of Malaysia)
7. Nur Laila Mohamad Fajar (Malaysia Floorball Association)
8. Ammar Uzayr Zahidi (Malaysia Floorball Association)
9. Koi Sie Yan (Malaysian Gymnastics Federation)
10. Muhammad Hazril Hakim Halidi (Malaysian Hockey Confederation)
11. Muhammad Ameer Iman Mohamad Fadzli (Ice Skating Association of Malaysia)
12. Devinthira Kumaar (Kabaddi Association of Malaysia)
13. Khairunneeta Mohd Afendy (Malaysia Sailing Association)
14. Nur Eilisha Rania (Malaysia Swimming Federation)
15. Seffephire Seffee (Taekwondo Malaysia WT)
16. Nurin Irdina Zamri (Taekwondo Malaysia WT)
17. Ho Ee Jean (Taekwondo Malaysia WT)
18. Chin Wen Syuen (Malaysia Volleyball Association)
19. Muhammad Danish Haikal Mohd Fadel (Malaysia Underwater Hockey Association of Malaysia)
20. Low Yi Xuan (Malaysia Underwater Hockey Association of Malaysia)
21. Nur Hafizah Haji Abdul Sidek (NOC Brunei Darussalam)
22. Sokraksa Nhan (NOC Cambodia)
23. Vochirak Savay (NOC Cambodia)
24. Dr. Han Peizi (NOC China)
25. Sun Chang (NOC China)
26. Hsieh Hsin-Wei (NOC Chinese Taipei)
27. Lin Hsin-Yu (NOC Chinese Taipei)
28. Chow Lok Him (NOC Hong Kong)
29. Muhammad Miqdad (NOC Indonesia)
30. Ayumi Karasawa (NOC Japan)
31. Lee Su Jin (NOC Korea)
32. Vongphaiload Thidakone (NOC Lao)
33. Moh Moh Hien Ko Ko (NOC Myanmar)
34. Inna Kristianne Palacios (NOC Philipines)
35. Hadeel Alsaleh (NOC Saudi Arabia)
36. Abdulaziz Alzaid (NOC Saudi Arabia)
37. Sara Merican (NOC Singapore)
38. Natanon Srikaew (NOC Thailand)
39. Giap Trung Thang (NOC Vietnam)
40. Huynh Tri Thien (NOC Vietnam)
The theme for the 26th NOA Session is “The Athlete and Olympian in Modern Society: Inspiring and Fostering Unity”. Throughout the session, a total of 6 lectures and various activities will be conducted to enrich the participants’ experience.
The NOA Session is being coordinated by Mr. Nicholas Chan Yee Soon as the advisor and the Director of the National Olympic Academy. He will be supported by a team of moderators namely, Mr. Senathiraj Thevaratnam (Chief Moderator), Ms. Kok Jen Dee, Ms. Zaifilla Farrina Zainuddin, Ms. Tan Wei Wei, H.H. Tunku Nazroff Tunku Moksin, Mr. Roshan Babu Balakrishnan, Mr. Sebastian Chan Keen Theng, Mr. Thomas Kan Zhun Hoe, Mr. Lee Jin Wei, Mr. Gurshan Singh, Mr. Vijay Unni, Mr. Imran Harith, Mr. Mohd Halim Ho Abdullah, Mr. Reza Amirul Adib Redzawan, Ms. Pavinya Ramachandran and Ms. Jessie Hor Jia Xin.
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- Group photograph of the participants with Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohammad Norza Zakaria and Mr. Nicholas Chan.
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- The Participants of the NOA 2024.
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- Mr. Nicholas Chan delivering his speech.
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- The Participants of the NOA 2024 listened to Mr. Nicholas Chan’s speech.
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- Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohammad Norza Zakaria delivering his speech.
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- Arysha Haya Kanda (left) and Jishuvan Ramasundran (right), two remarkable participants, took on the role of emcees for the captivating Opening Ceremony.
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- Mdm. Areej Iraqi from NOC Saudi Arabia presenting gift to Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohammad Norza Zakaria together with 2 participants from NOC Saudi Arabia, Hadeel Alsaleh (left) and Abdulaziz Alzaid (right).
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- L-R Senathiraj Thevaratnam (Chief Moderator) Mr. Nicholas Chan Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohammad Norza Zakaria Roshan Babu Balakrishnan (Assistant Moderator).
