The Malaysian Contingent officially embarked upon the XXXIII Olympic Games Paris 2024 after the Flag Handing Ceremony was given the royal blessings by Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim at the Istana Negara on Tuesday, 2nd July 2024.
In the auspicious occasion, Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong handed over the Jalur Gemilang to Minister of Youth and Sports, Y.B. Hannah Yeoh, who in turn passed it over to the President of OCM, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohamad Norza Zakaria.
In a symbolic gesture signifying the Contingent’s readiness to take on the rest of the world, Tan Sri Dr. Norza handed over the Jalur Gemilang to Chef de Mission of the Malaysian Contingent, Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin.
Also present at the Ceremony were Secretary General of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ts. Dr. Nagulendran Kangayatkarasu, Director General of the National Sports Council (NSC), Abdul Rashid Yaakub, Vice President of OCM, Dato’ Paduka Mumtaz Jaffar, Secretary General of OCM, Dato’ Mohd Nazifuddin and Assistant Treasurer of OCM, Datuk Mohd Nasir Ali.
The Athlete’s Pledge was then read out by Johnathan Wong Guanjie OLY (Shooring).
The Malaysian Contingent will be represented by 25 athletes participating in nine out of the 32 sports contested in Paris. The final number of athletes is 26, depending on the sole universality slot to be determined by the Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF).
The flagbearers of the Malaysian Contingent during the Opening Ceremony on Friday, 26th July 2024 will be Bertrand Rhodict Lises (Diving) and Nur Shazrin Mohamad Latif OLY (Sailing).
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- Group photograph of the Malaysian Contingent with, Y.B. Hannah Yeoh, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohamad Norza Zakaria, Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin, Datuk Nicol David, Ts. Dr. Nagulendran Kangayatkarasu and Mr. Abdul Rashid Yaakub.
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- Group Photograph of the Malaysian Contingent.
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- Sailing athlete, Khairulnizam Mohd Afendy OLY and Nur Shazrin Mohamad Latif OLY.
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- Datuk Nicol David having a chat with the Sailing team.
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- Y.B. Hannah Yeoh delivering her opening speech.
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- Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim handing the “Jalur Gemilang” to Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohamad Norza Zakaria, who then passed it to Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin.
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- Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohamad Norza Zakaria handed over the Jalur Gemilang to Chef de Mission of the Malaysian Contingent, Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin.
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- The Malaysian Contingent recitation the Athlete’s Pledge.
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- Olympic shooter, Mr. Johnathan Wong OLY leads the recitation of the Athlete’s Pledge.
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- Photograph of the flagbearers of the Malaysian Contingent to the Olympic Games, Nur Shazrin Mohamad Latif OLY and Paralympic Games, Bonnie Bunyau.
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- Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim delivering his mandate to the Malaysian Contingent.
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- Group photograph of the Malaysian Contingent with the Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim.
📸 : Majlis Sukan Negara Malaysia
