Two-time Paralympic champion Abdul Latif Romly will lead the Malaysian contingent at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, while a 347-athlete squad has been confirmed for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 11: The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) has confirmed Malaysia’s contingents for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, following its 216th Executive Council Meeting and 45th Annual General Assembly.
Malaysia will send a 104-member delegation to the XXIII Commonwealth Games in Scotland from July 23 to Aug 2, comprising 59 athletes and 45 officials.
The squad will feature 37 able-bodied athletes and 22 para-athletes competing in eight of the 10 sports on the programme.
Two-time Paralympic long jump gold medallist Datuk Abdul Latif Romly has been named Malaysia’s flag bearer for the opening ceremony, while world No. 1 lawn bowler Emma Firyana Saroji will carry the King’s Baton.
The contingent will be led by chef de mission Datuk Awalan Abdul Aziz, president of the Malaysia Lawn Bowls Federation.
For the 20th Asian Games in Japan, Malaysia will field a 523-member delegation, comprising 347 athletes and 176 officials, competing in 28 sports.
The contingent will be headed by chef de mission Dato’ Mohd Sumali Reduan, with former Asian Games champions Mohamad Azlan Iskandar and Syaidatul Afifah Badrul Hamidi serving as deputy chefs de mission.
OCM secretary-general Datuk Mohd Nasir Ali expressed confidence that both Malaysian contingents would perform admirably and represent the nation with distinction on the international stage.
