KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian athletes of mixed parentage from overseas with good performance track records may be considered to represent the national contingent in the hunt for medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The 2024 Paris Gold Programme Monitoring Committee chairman, Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria said this was one of the topics they discussed at today's meeting.
"The committee is open to the possibility of identifying athletes based overseas who have family ties and origins from Malaysia with a current performance level that matches those at the world level," he said in a statement tonight.
For example, mixed-parentage footballers like Brendan Gan, Matthew Davies, Darren Lok and Corbin Ong have long featured for the Harimau Malaya while the likes of Gambia-born Mohamadou Sumareh, Brazil-born Guilherme de Paula and Kosovo-born Liridon Krasniqi have also starred for the national team as naturalised players.
Meanwhile, the committee also decided to tighten the selection criteria of athletes to the world's biggest sporting arena by focusing specifically on the types of sports, events and athletes capable of realising Malaysia's dream of winning the Olympic gold medal in Paris 2024.
"One of the selection criteria for the 2024 Paris Gold Programme that we discussed is that they must have won a medal in Tokyo 2020 and are ranked among the top 10 in the world. Their achievement in winning medals at the Commonwealth Games and Asiad will also be the basis of our selection, as well as having a convincing recent performance," he said.
Mohamad Norza said the best support services like coaching, training programmes and international-level competition exposure as well as assistance in terms of science, technology and sports medicine would be provided to this group of athletes selected for the programme in their chase for the country's first Olympic gold medal.
The National Sports Council (NSC) has also been asked to look at the potential of using technical expertise that can mobilise the best training programmes and support services, including in terms of performance lifestyle to ensure athletes can showcase their best performance and display a high fighting spirit.
"At the same time, the committee will also give attention to the development and effectiveness of several research projects, especially those headed by the National Sports Institute (NSI) that are aimed at enhancing the performance of athletes under the 2024 Paris Gold Programme," he added.
He said the NSC would hold a 2024 Paris Gold Programme Planning Workshop on Oct 24 for representatives from associations, coaches and athletes, with the feedback received to be presented at the second meeting of the Monitoring Committee in November.
The other members of the committee are NSC director-general Datuk Ahmad Shapawi Ismail, NSI chief executive officer Ahmad Faedzal Md Ramli and national badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei, with several more members expected to be appointed later.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Wed Oct 12 2022
Mohamad Norza said Malaysian athletes of mixed parentage from overseas with good performance track records may be considered to represent the national contingent in the hunt for medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. - BERNAMA
Konflik di Gaza terus jadi "perang terhadap wanita" - UNRWA
Israel terus menyasarkan wanita dalam serangan tanpa henti rejim Zionis di Semenanjung Gaza, kata UNRWA.
Kemajuan pembinaan ECRL di empat negeri cecah purata 65 peratus - Loke
Kemajuan pelaksanaan projek ECRL yang merangkumi Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, dan Selangor telah mencapai purata 65 peratus setakat April.
Sekurang-kurangnya 15 maut di Sulawesi
Sekurang-kurangnya 15 terbunuh akibat banjir dan tanah runtuh di dua daerah Sulawesi Selatan.
Perayu jemaah haji sudah terima panggilan
Mereka yang layak selepas membuat rayuan sudah menerima panggilan, dengan penerbangan pertama ke Tanah Suci dijadualkan pada 9 Mei ini.
10,000 wanita terbunuh sejak Israel mengganas
Israel terus menyasarkan wanita dalam serangan tanpa henti rejim Zionis di Semenanjung Gaza, kata Agensi Kerja dan Bantuan Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu bagi Pelarian Palestin (UNRWA) pada Jumaat.
Jabatan Perbendaharaan AS lawat Malaysia, Singapura minggu depan
Pegawai tertinggi sekatan Jabatan Perbendaharaan Amerika Syarikat (AS) akan ke Singapura dan Malaysia minggu depan, dalam usaha menyekat saluran dana kepada Iran dan proksinya selain pengelakan sekatan terhadap Russia.
PM Anwar rasmi Taman Rekreasi Madani Woodlands
Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hari ini merasmikan Taman Rekreasi Madani Woodlands di Ipoh bagi kemudahan rekreasi dan riadah orang ramai.
Isu boikot: Teliti situasi, pandangan sebelum ambil tindakan
Ia susulan kenyataan Mufti Negeri Perak, Datuk Seri Wan Zahidi Wan Teh yang berkata tindakan boikot terhadap kedai serbaneka KK Mart , sebenarnya bertentangan dengan sunnah Rasulullah SAW.
ASNB lancar platform Ria, raih RM6 juta pelaburan
ASNB melancarkan Penasihat Pelaburan Robo (Ria) secara berperingkat sejak 11 Mac lalu menerima 60,000 pengguna platform itu.
AWANI Ringkas: Penumpang selamat, pesawat ringan terhempas
Ikuti rangkuman berita utama yang menjadi tumpuan sepanjang hari di Astro AWANI menerusi AWANI Ringkas.
MOM bakal hantar resolusi rayu kerajaan teruskan penganjuran Sukan SEA 2027
MOM akan menghantar resolusi kepada Kementerian Belia dan Sukan untuk merayu agar Malaysia kekal menjadi penganjur Sukan SEA 2027.
MOM jangka 10 lagi atlet akan raih tiket ke Olimpik Paris
Presiden Majlis Olimpik Malaysia (MOM) Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria mengesahkan bahawa sebanyak 18 atlet kebangsaan daripada tujuh jenis sukan layak ke Olimpik Paris 2024 setakat hari ini.
Badminton Masters Malaysia tetap dapat sambutan pemain terbaik dunia - BAM
Kejohanan Badminton Masters Malaysia 2024 tetap mendapat sambutan dengan kehadiran nama besar dalam kelompok 10 terbaik dunia.
Jadikan pencapaian cemerlang Wendy inspirasi buat atlet pelapis - Mohamad Norza
Mohammad Norza berharap pencapaian Wendy Ng akan menjadi inspirasi kepada generasi muda untuk mengekalkan dominasi Malaysia dalam sukan itu di pentas antarabangsa.
Tiada lagi 'pangkat' senior dan junior dalam skuad kebangsaan - Norza
Pemain muda turut akan dihantar bertanding bersama pemain senior dalam kejohanan antarabangsa bagi meningkatkan ketahanan mental dan fizikal.
Malaysia ditawar secara rasmi jadi tuan rumah Sukan Komanwel 2026
Tawaran itu merangkumi pelaburan kewangan yang besar menjangkau 100 juta pound (kira-kira RM601 juta) untuk menyokong perancangan bagi penganjuran edisi 2026 itu.
Keresahan Chong Wei ada asas namun tidak cerminkan prestasi keseluruhan - Norza
Keresahan disuarakan Datuk Lee Chong Wei susulan keputusan kurang memberangsangkan pada Kejohanan BATC 2024 mempunyai asas tersendiri.
BATC 2024: Norza puas hati komitmen pemain meskipun dihimpit isu kecederaan
Presiden BAM Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria berpuas hati dengan komitmen serta semangat juang yang tinggi dipamerkan pemain negara di Kejohanan Badminton Berpasukan Asia 2024.
'Cakap semua senang, tapi kerja ini siapa nak buat' - Norza
Norza mahu fokus kepada tanggungjawab sebagai 'bos' badan induk tersebut demi kemajuan badminton negara di pentas antarabangsa.
Usah ragu kemampuan pemain badminton negara - BAM
Mohamad Norza berkata keputusan mengecewakan di laman sendiri membuka mata pihaknya untuk membuat persediaan lebih rapi.