Published on: Friday, July 23, 2021
By: Bernama
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The national athletes’ mission in Tokyo is clear – end the country’s long wait for a gold medal in the Olympics.
TOKYO: With the 2020 Tokyo Olympics finally upon us after almost a year-long delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the time has come for our 30 athletes to stand up and be counted.
After more than four years of sweat, tears and sacrifices, the 30 of them will go up against arguably the world’s best in their respective events in their quest to meet the three-medal target, including a first-ever gold, set by Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican.
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18 Jul 2021 / 07:24 H. Some of the National Contingent athletes waved before leaving for Tokyo at the National Contingent’s Flag-Off to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on July 17.-Bernama
SEPANG: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is placing high hopes on the Malaysian contingent to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to bring home the country s first gold medal from the world’s biggest multi-sports Games.
“I hope this will be the first time that Malaysia will return with a gold medal and, to those who succeed, Insya Allah we will reward you well,” he said at the Demi Malaysia Champions’ Flag-off here yesterday.
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Published on: Friday, April 16, 2021
By: Bernama
Kuala Lumpur: Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican
(pic) is expecting more athletes to join the 12 national athletes who have qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo in July.
The growing optimism stems from 23 athletes under the Road To Tokyo (RTT) 2020 programme are now hunting for slots in the Games through various qualifying processes which are still going on until June. “As an example, in badminton, Lee Zii Jia has obtained his ticket (to Olympics) which I did not include in the list of 12 athletes as the qualifying process is still open.