Official Attire of Malaysian Contingent Bound for XXXIII Olympic Games Paris 2024 Launched

The official attire of the Malaysian Contingent bound for the XXXIII Olympic Games in Paris 2024 was today (23rd June 2024) launched in conjunction with the Olympic Day 2024 celebration held at The Exchange, TRX.

The Contingent will be outfitted by Yonex Sunrise Malaysia with a black and gold themed attire, combined with elements of the Tiger stripes to reflect Malaysia’s relentless and ferocious pursuit of the elusive gold medal at the Olympics.

Yonex Sunrise has been providing official team attire for OCM at all Multi-Sports Games beginning with the 31st SEA Games Vietnam 2021, culminating with the Paris Games throughout the four-year Olympic cycle.

“We thank Yonex Sunrise for outfitting our athletes and officials at the various Multi-Sports Games for the last two Olympic cycles and we look forward to Paris as the highlight of our co-operation,” said Tan Sri Norza.

Tan Sri Norza also announced a winner of the trip to Paris organised via OCM TikTok Support Malaysian Athletes in Paris. The three-day Olympic Day 2024 celebration at The Exchange, TRX was organised by My Creative Moments and supported by OCM.

As of 23rd of June 2024, there are 21 athletes from eight sports who have secured their tickets to Paris, namely Bertrand Rhodict Lises (Aquatics – Diving), Ariana Nur Dania Mohamad Zairi, Syaqiera Mashayikh OLY and Nurul Azreena Mohd Fazil (Archery), Lee Zii Jia OLY, Goh Jin Wei, Aaron Chia Teng Fong OLY-Soh Wooi Yik OLY, Pearly Tan Koong Le-Thinaah Muralitharan, Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei (Badminton), Nur Aisyah Mohamad Zubir (Cycling – Road), Dato’ Mohd Azizulhasni Awang OLY, Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom OLY and Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri (Cycling – Track), Gavin Kyle Green OLY (Golf), Khairulnizam Mohd Affendy OLY and Nur Shazrin Mohamad Latif OLY (Sailing), Johnathan Wong Guanjie OLY) (Shooting) and Muhammad Aniq Kasdan (Weightlifting).

Also present at the launch were Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin (Deputy President of OCM) the Chef de Mission to Paris 2024, Dato’ Paduka Mumtaz Jaffar (Vide President of OCM), Datuk Wira Nur Azmi Ahmad (Vice President of OCM), Dato’ Dr. S.S. Cheema (Chairperson Medical & Anti-Doping Committee of OCM), Datuk Shalin Zulkifli (Chaiperson Athletes Commission of OCM) Datuk Nicol Ann David the Deputy Chef de Mission to Paris 2024, Johnathan and representatives of OCM partners and sponsors.

Tan Sri Norza also expressed his gratitude to former national athletes such as Dato’ Mirnawan Nawawi OLY, Goh Liu Ying OLY, Roslinda Samsu OLY and Ng Shu Wai OLY for being part of the Olympic Day celebration.

On the Olympic Day celebration, Tan Sri Norza said it was the OCM’s responsibility to promote the importance of sports and physical activity as an affordable yet impactful tool for maintaining both physical and mental well-being in line with the Olympic Movement’s mission to enhance the world through sports.

“By cultivating a culture that values sports among the public, we can discover hidden talents and nurture them into world-class athletes. Ultimately, OCM aims to ensure that the best athletes represent our nation in the 13 Multi-Sports Games under our jurisdiction, including the South East Asian Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Olympic Games,” he said.

Earlier the OCM in collaboration with the Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI) celebrated the Olympic Day at the Sports City, Sultan Azlan Shah Campus of UPSI.

The Olympic Day with the theme “𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲” was celebrated with three historical milestones of the Olympic Movement in Malaysia as follows:
𝟭. 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗖𝗠 𝗔𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀’ 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱
𝟮. 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 (𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁) 𝗧𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗿𝗶 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗼’ 𝗦𝗿𝗶 (𝗗𝗿.) 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘇𝗮 𝗭𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮
𝟯. 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗠𝗢𝗨) 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗢𝗖𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗣𝗦𝗜