Actual number to be decided next month, says OCM

KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — Malaysia will continue to monitor the developments of the conflict between Thailand and Cambodia ahead of the SEA Games scheduled to be held this December, said Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria officially retained his post as president of the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) for the 2025-2029 term after being returned unopposed at OCM's 44th Annual General Meeting today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 12 — Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh appealed to Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria to reconsider his decision to step down at the end of this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — The National Sports Council (NSC) is examining a possible first-time implementation of contributions such as the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and the Social Security Organisation (Socso) for athletes under the podium programme starting January next year.

SUBANG JAYA, Nov 17 — Malaysian chef-de-mission (CDM) to the 2024 Paris Olympics, Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin, wants to have a four-eyed meeting with Lee Zii Jia to discuss the shuttler's decision not to join the Road to Gold (RTG) programme.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — The National Sports Council (NSC) will hold an Asian Games Performance Review Workshop with relevant stakeholders on November 8 to prepare for upcoming international games.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The national contingent can achieve more than the target of 27 medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games, according to Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria.

HANGZHOU, Sept 23 — Wushu Federation of Malaysia (WFM) president Datuk Chong Kim Fatt has been elected as one of the four Wushu Federation of Asia (WFA) vice-presidents.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 21 — Although our national athletes are not expected to win any gold medals, members of the national contingent contesting at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games are reminded not to be complacent and must work hard to bring glory to Malaysia on the international stage.

HANGZHOU, Sept 21 — Disciplined, courteous and friendly.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 17 — The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) will wait for the full report from the National Sports Institute (NSI) regarding the condition of national track cycling ace Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang, who sustained minor injuries in an accident during training yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria said today that the upcoming Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games from September 23 to October 8 will be a projection of Malaysian athletes’ performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 — The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) respects the decision of the Malaysian Weightlifting Federation (PABM) regarding the withdrawal of its athletes from the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games in order to fully focus on qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria will step down as Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president immediately after the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 — The Selection Committee of the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) has relaxed the selection criteria for the Hangzhou Asian Games in China by allowing Category B2 to compete, allowing more than 300 national athletes to participate.

PUTRAJAYA, March 16 — The implementation of the Safe Sports Code, which was introduced yesterday, will be expanded nationwide, said Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) will grant exceptions to certain sports to list senior athletes under Category B for the 2023 SEA Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from May 5 to May 17.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 17 — The Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) respects the decision of the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) in not sending the national Under-23 (U-23) squad to the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China which is scheduled to take place in September.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 13 — The National Sports Council (NSC) and the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nippon Sport Science University of Japan in hopes of winning the elusive Olympic gold.