HANGZHOU: The fourth edition of the Asian Para Games (APG) officially began with a spectacular opening ceremony by hosts China here, last night.
With the slogan ‘Hearts Meet, Dreams Shine’ at the Hangzhou Olympic Games Central Stadium, the unique cultural performances and futuristic screen elements enlivened the atmosphere at the stadium with a capacity of over 70,000 spectators.
The Malaysian contingent comprising a total of 26 athletes and 22 officials was led by Chef-de-Mission K M Rajendran, while badminton athlete Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli and long jumper Nani Shahiera Zawawi shared the task of carrying the Jalur Gemilang.
China’s Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang officiated at the grand opening ceremony to mark the start of the Games with the participation of more than 3,500 athletes from 43 countries.
Athlete representatives and competition officials also took their Games’ oath in front of APC president Majid Rashed and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Andrew Parsons, while the lighting of the Games cauldron capped the glittering event.
Malaysia is pinning its hopes on 113 athletes who will take part in 104 out of 564 contested events in 14 types of sports, including archery, athletics, badminton, cycling, powerlifting and swimming.
The Paralympic Council of Malaysia (MPM) previously announced an overall target of 35 medals for the contingent.
Malaysian athletes who will be in action today (Oct 23):
PARA LAWN BOWLS (Hangzhou Wenhui School Lawn Bowl Green)
Preliminary Round
Men’s Singles – B7: Haszely Elias (MAS) vs Sukjarern Choochat (THA) – 8.30 am
Men’s Singles – B3: Amirul Nabil Jamaludin (MAS) vs Zhang Huayong (CHN) – 8.30 am
Men’s Singles – B6: Muhd Rafi Muda (MAS) vs Puk Chi Yeung (HKG) – 11.15 am
Men’s Singles – B2: Muhamad Ayub Mohd (MAS) vs Kacung (INA) – 11.15 am
Women’s Singles – B2: Then Chiew Yen (MAS) vs Tang Shun Yee (HKG) – 11.15 am
Women’s Singles – B3: Norhasfalinda Hamdan (MAS) vs Khwaengmueang Aitsaraphon (THA) – 2.15 pm
Men’s Singles – B7: Haszely Elias (MAS) vs Dharmender Kumar (IND) – 2.15 pm
Men’s Singles – B3: Amirul Nabil Jamaludin (MAS) vs Mahendran So Pasupathy (SGP) – 2.15 pm
Women’s Singles – B6: Rattna Aizah Mohd Idris (MAS) vs Chamnanpana Somwang (THA) – 5.00 pm
Women’s Singles – B1: Hazel Sigang Daud (MAS) vs Huang Lingling (CHN) – 5.00 pm
Men’ Singles – B1: Mohd Zamrie Hasan (MAS) vs Weng Feibiao (CHN) – 5.00 pm
Women’s Singles – B2: Then Chiew Yen (MAS) vs Moya Nuttanicha (THA) – 5.00 pm
PARA ARCHERY (Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre)
Qualification Round
Men’s Individual Recurve – ST: S. Suresh & Nurfaizal Hamzah – 9.00 am
Women’s Individual Compound – ST: Nur Jannaton Abdul Jalil – 2.00 pm
Men’s Individual Compound – ST: Wiro Julin & Daneshen Govinda Rajan – 2.00 pm
BOCCIA (Hangzhou Gymnasium)
Pool Stage
Women’s Individual – BC1: Angeline Melissa Lawas (MAS) Vs Tsai Yi-ting (TPE) – 9.00 am
Men’s Individual – BC2: Iman Haikal Saifulifram (MAS) vs Gonzaga David (PHI) – 10.00 am
Women’s Individual – BC4: Noor Askuzaimey Mat Salim (MAS) vs Lee Myungsoon (KOR) – 4.30 pm
Men’s Individual – BC2: Iman Haikal Saifulifram (MAS) vs Vongsa Watcharaphon (THA) – 5.30 pm
Lee Chee Hoong (MAS) vs Yudha Felix Ardi (INA) – 5.30 pm
WHEELCHAIR FENCING (Hangzhou Dianzi University Gymnasium)
Pool Round
Men’s Sabre Individual – Category B: Muhammad Adam Salleh – 9.00 am
Women’s Foil Individual – Category A: Nooraishah Arshad – 10.50 am
Table of 16
Men’s Sabre Individual – Category B: Muhammad Adam Salleh (if qualify) – 1.30 pm
Women’s Foil Individual – Category A: Nooraishah Arshad (if qualify) – 2.00 pm
Quarter-final
Men’s Sabre Individual – Category B: Muhammad Adam Salleh (if qualify) – 2.15 pm
Women’s Foil Individual – Category A: Nooraishah Arshad (if qualify) – 3.00 pm
Semi-Final
Men’s Sabre Individual – Category B: Muhammad Adam Salleh (if qualify) – 4.10 pm
Women’s Foil Individual – Category A: Nooraishah Arshad (if qualify) – 4.40 pm
Final
Men’s Sabre Individual – Category B: Muhammad Adam Salleh (if qualify) – 6.10 pm
Women’s Foil Individual – Category A: Nooraishah Arshad (if qualify) – 6.30 pm
PARA CYCLING TRACK (Chun’ An Jieshou Sports Centre Veldrome)
Preliminary
Women’s 300 metres (m) Individual Pursuit – WB: Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais & Nurul Suhada Zainal (pilot) & Nur Suraya Muhamad Zamri & Farina Shawati Mohd Adnan (pilot) – 9.28 am
Men’s 400m Individual Pursuit – MB: Mohd Khairul Hazwan Wahab & Muhammad Khairul Adha Rasol (pilot) & Ahmad Ahlami Mohammad & Muhd Arfy Qhairant Amran (pilot) – 9.49 am
Qualifying
Mixed Team 750m Team Sprint – C1-C5: Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin, Zuhairie Ahmad Tarmizi, Muhammad Hafiz Jamali & Muhammad Adi Raimie Amizazahan – 10.17 am
Final
Women’s 300m Individual Sprint – WB: Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais & Nurul Suhada Zainal (pilot) & Nur Suraya Muhamad Zamri & Farina Shawati Mohd Adnan (pilot) (if qualify) – 2.35 pm
Men’s 400m Individual Pursuit – MB: Mohd Khairul Hazwan Wahab & Muhammad Khairul Adha Rasol (pilot) & Ahmad Ahlami Mohammad & Muhd Arfy Qhairant Amran (pilot) (if qualify) – 2.49 pm
Mixed Team 750m Team Sprint – C1-C5: Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin, Zuhairie Ahmad Tarmizi, Muhammad Hafiz Jamali & Muhammad Adi Raimie Amizazahan (if qualify) – 3.48 pm
PARA SWIMMING (Aquatic Sports Arena)
Preliminary
Men’s 50m Freestyle – S5: Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli & Zy Lee Kher – 9.54 am
Men’s 200m Freestyle – S14: Bryan Lau Sze Kai – 10.24 am
Final
Men’s 100m Breaststroke – SB4: Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli & Zy Lee Kher – 10.51 am
Men’s 50m Freestyle – S5: Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli & Zy Lee Kher (if qualify) – 6.11 pm
Men’s 200m Freestyle – S14: Bryan Lau Sze Kai (if qualify) – 7.15 pm
PARA BADMINTON (Binjiang Gymnasium)
Grouping
Men’s Doubles – SU5: Muhammad Fareez Anuar-Cheah Liek Hou (MAS) vs Mingpan Li-Shi Shengzhuo (CHN) – 10.00 am
Men’s Singles – WH1: Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli (MAS) vs Qi Zi Mo (CHN) – 10.00 am
Men’s Singles – WH2: Noor Azwan Noorlan (MAS) vs Matsumoto Takumi (JPN) – 12.00 pm
Men’s Singles – SU5: Mohamad Faris Ahmad Azri (MAS) vs Pricha Somsiri (THA) – 2.00 pm
Cheah Liek Hou (MAS) vs Antonio Dela Cruz (PHI) – 2.00 pm
Men’s Doubles – WH1-WH2: Noor Azwan Noorlan-Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli (MAS) vs Supriadi Supriadi-Agung Widodo (IND) – 3.00 pm
Men’s Doubles – SU5: Mohamad Faris Ahmad Azri-Amyrul Yazid Ahmad Sibi (MAS) vs Chirag Baretha-Raj Kumar (IND) – 3.30 pm
WHEELCHAIR TENNIS (Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Tennis Centre)
Round 1
Men’s Singles: Abu Samah Borhan (MAS) vs Benkhunthod Naluemitr (THA) – 10.00 am
Muhammad Yusshazwan Yusoff (MAS) vs Cheng Han-Tsung (TPE) – 10.00 am
Women’s Singles: Faizatul Ahya Abdullah Thani (MAS) vs Funazimu Shiori (JPN) – 10.00 am
PARA ATHLETICS (Huang Long Sports Centre Stadium)
Final
Women’s Shot Put – F20: Noor Imanina Idris – 10.30 am
PARA TABLE TENNIS (Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium)
Grouping
Women’s Singles – WS10: Gloria Gracia Wong Sze (MAS) vs Nakamura Nozomi (JPN) – 11.30 am
Men’s Singles – MS9: Chee Chaoming (MAS) vs Fan Yufei (CHN) – 12.10 pm
Men’s Singles – MS9: Brady Chin Zi Rong (MAS) vs Abe Hayuma (JPN) – 6.30 pm
Men’s Singles – MS9: Chee Chaoming (MAS) vs Chougule Dattaprasad Jotiram (IND) – 7.10 pm
BLIND FOOTBALL (Gongshu Canal Sports Park Stadium)
Preliminary (Session FT02)
Men’s Team – B1: MALAYSIA vs Thailand – 2.00 pm. – BERNAMA
