Malaysia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Malaysia will compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It will be Malaysia's 14th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.[1]

Malaysia at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Malaysia
CGF codeMAS
CGAOlympic Council of Malaysia
Websiteolympic.org.my
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Flag bearerErry Hidayat
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 British North Borneo (1958, 1962)
 Sarawak (1958, 1962)

Preparations

Shahrul Zaman Yahya was appointed as the chef-de-mission of the delegation on 25 September 2021 during the 198th Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) Executive Council meeting which was held on virtual basis.[2]

On 29 December 2021, the OCM Selection Committee under the Chairmanship of OCM President Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Norza Zakaria held a meeting to discuss the selection criteria for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and decided that:

  • For Category A, athletes and teams will have to be in the top 4;
  • For Category B, athletes and teams will have to be in the top 8 (reduced from top 16 due to tightened criteria); And,
  • The Committee will utilise competitions from 2018 to May 2022, including 2021 Southeast Asian Games as basis for selection.[3]

Competitors

Malaysia received a quota of 92 open allocation slots from Commonwealth Sport.[1] This quota is used to determine the overall team in sports lacking a qualifying system.

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Weightlifting 527
Total527

Rugby sevens
Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

As of 28 November 2021, Malaysia qualified for the men's tournament. This was achieved through their position in the 2021 Asia Rugby Sevens Series.[4]

Weightlifting
Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

Aniq Kasdan and Aznil Bidin qualified by winning their categories at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[5][6] Five others qualified via the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List, which was finalised on 9 March 2022.[7][8]

Men
Athlete Event Weight lifted Total Rank
Snatch Clean & jerk
Aniq Kasdan 55 kg
Aznil Bidin 61 kg
Erry Hidayat 73 kg
Nasir Roslan 81 kg
Hafiz Shamsuddin 109 kg
Women
Athlete Event Weight lifted Total Rank
Snatch Clean & jerk
Elly Cascandra Engelbert 55 kg
Marcetta Marlyne Marcus 59 kg

See also

References
  1. "OCM expects to send about 140 athletes to 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games". Malay Mail. Bernama. 20 January 2022. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. "198th OCM Executive Council Meeting".
  3. "Press Statement Meeting of the OCM Selection Committee".
  4. Berkeley, Geoff (28 November 2021). "Malaysia and Sri Lanka qualify for Birmingham 2022 in men's rugby sevens". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. Oliver, Brian (23 December 2021). "Weightlifting ranking events for Commonwealth Games make it a busy February". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  6. "2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  7. IWF COMMONWEALTH RANKING LIST - 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES QUALIFYING (final) (PDF). IWF. 9 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  8. "MWF targeting three golds at Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022". The Sun. Bernama. 15 March 2022. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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