Malaysia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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Malaysia at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
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Other related appearances
 British North Borneo (, 1962)
 Sarawak (, 1962)

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]

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 5 2 7
Total 5 2 7

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.[2]

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.[3][4] Five others qualified via the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List, which was finalised on 9 March 2022.[5][6]

Men
Athlete Event Weight lifted Total Rank
Snatch Clean & jerk
Aniq Kasdan
Aznil Bidin
Women
Athlete Event Weight lifted Total Rank
Snatch Clean & jerk

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Commonwealth Weightlifting Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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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