Malaysian Athletes

Malaysian Athletes

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We are proud of you!

While Malaysia is not known for producing world-class sprinters like Jamaica, or record-breaking ice skaters like Russia, this small country also has gems. These are the athletes Malaysians are proud to call our own.

Datuk Lee Chong Wei

If pressed to name a national sport, Malaysians would say “badminton.” In this sport, Datuk Lee (born 21 October 1982) sits on the throne. Not only is Datuk Lee a three-time Olympic silver medalist, he is also the first badminton player to have kept the #1 world ranking for three years.

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How many Olympic medals did Datuk Lee receive throughout his career as a professional badminton player?

• 2 gold medals

• 3 silver medals

• 3 bronze medals

• 1 gold and 2 silver medals

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What other achievement did Datuk Lee own other than being a Olympic silver medalist?

• He was World No.1 for almost 3 years.

• He beat Lin Dan in 3 Olympic games.

• He won the Super Series for 3 years.

Datuk Lee's childhood

As a young boy, Datuk Lee preferred basketball but his mother persuaded him to try badminton because she didn't want him to play basketball under the hot sun of Malaysia. Luckily, Datuk Lee listened to his mother's advice and became a successful professional badminton player.

Multiple Choice

What was Datuk Lee's favourite sports when he was a kid?

• football

• badminton

• basketball

• swimming

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Why did Datuk Lee's mother stop him from playing basketball?

• She is worried that he would get hurt.

• She thought Datuk Lee was a better badminton player.

• She wanted to keep him out of the searing Malaysian heat.

Datuk Nicol David

Where Datuk Lee is king of the badminton court, Datuk Nicol David is queen on the squash court. The list of her accomplishments is dizzyingly long. She is an eight-time World Champion, a nine-time Asian Squash Champion, a six-time WISPA Player of the Year, the youngest player to win a World Junior Championship, and the first Asian woman to win the title of World #1. 

Multiple Choice

How many times did Datuk Nicol David win the world championship?

• seven

• eight

• nine

• ten

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She was the first ____________ to win the title of World #1.

• Asian woman

• woman on earth

• American lady

• junior player

Beginning in August 2006, David was the world number one for a record-breaking 108 months, finally ceding the ranking in September 2015 to Raneem El Weleily. When she has time, David loves to doodle, street dance, and visit her hometown in Penang to eat char kuey teow and chili crab.

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Tick the correct statements about Datuk Nicol David.

• She is from Penang.

• She loves char kuey teow.

• She loves drawing and dancing.

• She was world best squash player.

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David was the world number one for a record-breaking ____________.

• 7 years

• 8 years

• 9 years

• 10 years

Pandalela Rinong

By day, Pandelela Rinong Pamg is a student in the University of Malaya. By night, she is the nation’s diving queen. Despite her busy schedule, she carves out eight hours every day to train for the 10m platform. Her efforts have paid off in two Olympic medals (one bronze and one silver), four World Championship medals, and one gold medal from the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

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What are some of the achievements Pandalela Rinong own?

• 2 Olympic medals

• 4 World Championship medals

• 1 gold medal from the Commonwealth Games

• 5 Asian Championship medals

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What does Pandalela Rinong do in the day time?

• She practises diving for 8 hours every morning.

• She studies in the University of Malaya

• She is a swimming coach for school children.

Datuk Azizul

When Terrengganu-born Datuk Azizulhasni Awang was a young boy, he did well in his exams and was rewarded with a secondhand bicycle. Neither his parents nor his eight siblings had expected that it would one day lead to a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics, eight gold Asian Championship medals, and five World Championship medals (phew!).

Multiple Choice

Datuk Azizul's first Olympic medal was from _____________.

• Tokyo, Japan

• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• London, England

Good luck, Datuk!

Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni, who is also known as ‘The Pocket Rocketman, has left Malaysia for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on 25th July. Malaysians hope that he could make history at the Tokyo Olympics by bringing home the country’s first gold Olympic medal.

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Datuk Azizul is also known as ____________ as he is smaller in size than other cyclists.

• "Malaysian Superman"

• "The Fastest Malaysian"

• "The Pocket Rocketman"

Farah Ann

Many great athletes start early. As for Farah Ann Abdul Hadi, a girl who grows up in Subang Jaya, she started gymnastics at age three. She has since competed as an artistic gymnast in the SEA Games, bagging four gold medals in the team and floor exercise categories.

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Farah Ann is a Malaysian ________ who grows up in _________.

• street dancer... Ampang Jaya

• track cyclist.... Kuala Lumpur

• artistic gymnast ... Subang Jaya

Thank you, Farah Ann.

Unfortunately, Farah Ann could only finish 68th out of 85 competitors in the individual all-around qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Only the top 24 ranked gymnasts, will qualify for the July 29 all-around final.

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Did the 27 year old Malaysian gymnast get into the final for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

• Yes, she did. Hooray, she did it!

• No, she didn't, but we knew she had tried her best.

Lee Zii Jia

Lee is a 23 year old Malaysian badminton player. He, who is ranked eighth in the world, was the men's singles gold medalist at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games. He also won the 2021 All England Open Badminton Championship. He started playing badminton for health reason when he was a kid.

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Tick the correct statements about Lee Zii Jia.

• He is 23 years old this year.

• He is the nation mixed doubles player.

• He is Datuk Lee's trainee.

• He is currently the world #8 single player.

Well done, Lee!

Lee Zii Jia had a perfect start in his Tokyo Olympics campaign after handing Ukraine’s Artem Pochtarov a 21-5, 21-11 thrashing in their Group M opener. He managed to beat Artem Pochtarov within 25 minutes! We hope he could bring home an Olympic medal and we wish him all the best for his coming matches against a strong opponent from France.

Multiple Choice

Lee started his Olympic campaign with a _______ against Pochtarov Artem (UKR) 21-5, 21-11 at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza

• win

• loss

• tie

Multiple Choice

Lee Zii Jia finished his first Olympic opening match against a player from Ukraine within ___________.

• 15 minutes

• 20 minutes

• 25 minutes

• 30 minutes

Open Ended

Send your special wishes for the Malaysian athletes who are currently playing for the nation in Tokyo. 写上你对身在东京的马来西亚选手的祝福。