The OCM is extremely pleased and proud to continue the partnership with the MILO, symbolised by the presence of seven Olympians representing the past seven decades in a Partnership Signing Ceremony at The Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur on Monday, 29th May 2023.
The signing ceremony for the sponsorship agreement took place between Dato’ Mohd Nazifuddin (Secretary General of OCM) and Ms. Ng Su Yen (Business Executive Officer of MILO Malaysia) and was witnessed by Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin (Deputy President of OCM) and Mr. Juan Aranols (Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad).
Lending support to the collaboration were seven outstanding Olympians: the country’s first female athlete to have competed in the Olympic Games Melbourne 1956 Annie Choong OLY, the “Fastest Man in Asia” and the “Flying Doctor” Tan Sri Dr. M. Jegathesan OLY, legendary Footballer Dato’ Soh Chin Ann OLY, Swimming queen Nurul Huda Abdullah OLY, Badminton stalwart Datuk Rashid Sidek OLY, Gymnastics whiz Ng Shu Wai OLY and Diving queen Dato’ Pandelela Rinong Pamg OLY.
With a proud legacy of 68 years of supporting athletes and igniting a passion for sports among Malaysians, MILO has been working closely with OCM on an annual basis since 1956 in providing financial assistance for the OCM and the Malaysian Contingents.
In his speech, Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin said:
“MILO was not only the sole sponsor of all sports at the grassroots level where champions of tomorrow are celebrated today, but also generous in supporting various elements of the Olympic Movement.”
“Over the years, MILO had initiated numerous campaigns in supporting the Malaysian Contingents to all the Multi-Sport Games under the jurisdiction of OCM namely the SEA Games, the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games and the Olympic Games.”
“Today’s Partnership Signing Ceremony marks the long-lasting partnership between OCM and MILO since 1956. We are going to renew the sponsorship agreement for the period of the Olympic Quadrennial to Paris 2024. With that, on behalf of the OCM, I am proud to announce that MILO is the Longest Corporate Partner for the Olympic Movement in Malaysia!”
In view of their long-term relationship with OCM, MILO was also given recognition as the Longest Corporate Partner for the Olympic Movement in Malaysia by the Malaysia Book of Records.
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- Group photograph of the Executive Board Members of OCM who present at the Partnership Signing Ceremony. L-R: 1. Mr. Nicholas Chan (Director of National Olympic Academy) 2. Ms. Moira Tan Siew See (Assistant Secretary General) 3. Dato’ Paduka Mumtaz Jaffar (Vice President) 4. Dato’ Chong Kim Fatt (Vice President) 5. Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin (Deputy President) 6. Dato’ Mohd Nazifuddin (Secretary General) 7. Datuk Mohd Nasir Ali (Assistant Treasurer) 8. Datuk Wira Nur Azmi Ahmad (Vice President)
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- Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin & Mr. Juan Aranols being escorted into The Canopy at The Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur for the Partnership Signing Ceremony.
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- Seven outstanding Olympians who present to grace the Partnership Signing Ceremony. L-R: 1. Dato’ Pandelela Rinong Pamg OLY 2. Ng Shu Wai OLY 3. Nurul Huda Abdullah OLY 4. Datuk Rashid Sidek OLY 5. Dato’ Soh Chin Ann OLY 6. Tan Sri Dr. M. Jegathesan OLY 7. Annie Choong OLY
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- Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin delivering his speech.
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- Mr. Juan Aranols delivering his speech.
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- Dato’ Mohd Nazifuddin and Ms. Ng Su Yen signing the sponsorship agreement on behalf of OCM and MILO respectively.
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- Dato’ Mohd Nazifuddin and Ms. Ng Su Yen exchanging the sponsorship agreement.
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- Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin presenting a memento from the OCM to Mr. Juan Aranols.
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- Mr. Juan Aranols presenting a memento from MILO to Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin.
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- Annie Choong OLY presenting the Certificate of Malaysia Book of Records to Ms. Ng Su Yen for the recognition of MILO as the Longest Corporate Partner for the Olympic Movement in Malaysia.
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- Group photograph of the Executive Board Members of OCM with the Olympians.
Dato’ Sieh Kok Chi was born on the 8th of November 1938. After his retirement in 1991, as an Engineer in the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia, Dato’ Sieh chose to continue his involvement, full time, in the field of sports, where his life-long passion was, especially in the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM).
Born on 21st March 1949, Y.A.M Tunku Tan Sri Imran is the second son of the late Tuanku Jaafar, an elected monarch of the Negeri Sembilan. Tunku Imran was educated in the UK at the King’s School, Canterbury and studied law at Nottingham University before being called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn, London in 1971 and qualifying as a Barrister at Law.