hmm, so what u guys think of malaysia`s chances of getting gold in other sports besides badminton?? i personally thinks that malaysia had a great chance in sports such as taekwando and track cycling.. any comment?
i think Josiah Ng have a good chance in Keirin. He may be able to strike a medal. Taekwondo.. hmm very hard.
dont forget Dato. if not, he will get basically, chances are there. is whether push to the limit or not? or just proud enough to represent MAS to Olympic. national pride or disaster. proud to be Malaysian.........
^^Our..^^ ..Dato Hasbullah will bring his musical instruments and play wonderful music to our ears....I know if i finally go (as an observer, of course), i'll be representing both the USA and you guys, M'sian BCers, flag-wise; well, sort of...
i hope so too...but badminton final first or archery final 1st???hmm...badminton final 1st is better...if we win gold...we acheive the expect for the 1st gold for mas is from badminton...^^......if not...haha...
Hmm..I personally think that we have a great chance to win medal in cycling from Josiah and Azizul other than badminton.Wish all the Malaysia contigent good luck in the coming Olympic.
Yup. The Azizul guy beat 2004 gold medalist in June in a tourney. In today's news, Josiah Ng beat 2 OG champs to win the sprints. Of course, title wise, the younger Azizul has won more titles this year then Josiah - 2008 Asia Champ for Keirin & Sprints, hence he'll be the flag bearer. Cycling has a chance on medal, i.e. bronze, in individual event. I saw that Asia country only Japan has won medal before in cycling. I didnt count Australia as Asia but Western Archery, team event is a maybe only, since they got 2nd in 2008 World Champ. South Korea won it. Their coach is from South Korea, coach said wind conditions in China unpredictable, may affect the archery event since it's outdoors.
I just hope Josiah will not make the same mistake as in Athens 2004. He could at least have won a bronze medal that time. But I don't want to put so much hope on winning golds (maybe a little), just want 2 enjoy all the games..
At least now we have more chances in landing more medals than before. And not solely rely on Badminton.
hmm..seems that they forgot to include badminton Malaysia Onward to Beijing ATHLETICS Venue: National Stadium Competition dates: Aug 15-24 Medals at stake: 45-45-45 THE TEAM Men: Lee Hup Wei (high jump) Women: Yuan Yufang (20km walk), Roslinda Samsu (pole vault) Manager: Datuk Tham Chiu Kai Coaches: Lou Cwee Peng, Gennady Potapovich *Malaysians have competed in athletics since the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. AQUATICS VENUE: Beijing National Aquatics Centre COMPETITION DATES Swimming: Aug 10-21 Diving: Aug 10-23 MEDALS AT STAKE Swimming: 34-34-34; Diving: 8-8-8 THE TEAMS Diving Men: Bryan Nickson Lomas (10m platform) Women: Pandelela Rinong (10m platform),Elizabeth Jimie (3m springboard), Leong Mun Yee (3m springboard) Manager: Edwin Chong Coaches: Li Lijie, Huang Qiang. Swimming Men: Daniel Bego (100m and 200m butterfly, 200m freestyle) Women: Leung Chii Lin (50m freestyle), Siow Yi Ting (200m breaststroke and 200m individual medley), Khoo Cai Lin (400m and 800m freestyle), Lew Yih Wey (400m individual medley). PREVIOUS PARTICIPATION Swimming: Since 1956 (Melbourne) except for 1968 (Mexico) and 1980 (Moscow) Diving: Since 2000 (Melbourne) *Best-ever performance at the Olympics: Lim Keng Liat reaching the top 16 semi-finals in the 100m backstroke in Athens in 2004. CYCLING Venue: Laoshan Velodrome Competition dates: Aug 15-19 Medals at stake: 10-10-10 THE TEAM Manager: Abu Samah Wahab Coaches: John Beasley, Ng Joo Ngan. Cyclists: Josiah Ng (keirin, team sprint), Azizul Hasni Awang (keirin, 200m sprint, team sprint), Rizal Tisin (team sprint), Mohd Edrus Yunus (team sprint). Best performance at AN Olympic Josiah Ng finished fifth in keirin final in Athens in 2004. SAILING VENUE: Qingdao Olympic Sailing Centre COMPETITION DATES: Aug 12-18 MEDALS AT STAKE: 11-11-11 THE TEAM Manager-coach: Vedat Alpagut Male: Kevin Lim (Laser) Previous participation: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 Best-ever performance at Olympics: Sydney 22nd). TAEKWONDO VENUE: Beijing Science & Technology University Gymnasium COMPETITION: Aug 21-23 MEDALS AT STAKE: 8-8-16 THE TEAM COACH: R. DHANARAJ PARTICIPANTS CHE CHEW CHAN AGE: 25 EVENT: Middleweight (below 72kg) ACHIEVEMENTS: 2008 Asian Championships (silver); 2007 World University Games (silver); 2007 Korat SEA Games (gold) ELAINE TEO AGE: 27 EVENT: Featherweight (49-57kg) ACHIEVEMENTS: 2002 Asian Games (bronze); 2006 Commonwealth Championships (gold); 2007 Korat SEA Games (gold); 2007 Asian qualifier for Beijing Olympics (bronze) WEIGHTLIFTING VENUE: Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics Gymnasium COMPETITION: Aug 9-19 MEDALS AT STAKE: 15-15-15 PARTICIPANT: Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim AGE: 27 EVENT: Below 56kg NATIONAL RECORD: (snatch 121kg, clean & jerk 141kg) 262kg RANKING: World No. 12 ACHIEVEMENTS: 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games (Three gold medals); 2008 Asian Championships (overall fourth place, silver in the snatch)
They didnt forget George, they just havent featured badminton yet. Anyway, full list : The Star Online > Sports Monday July 28, 2008 The Malaysian cast in Beijing AQUATICS Diving Men: Bryan Nickson Lomas. Women: Pandelela Rinong, Elizabeth Jimie, Leong Mun Yee. Swimming Men: Daniel Bego. Women: Leung Chii Lin, Siow Yi Ting, Khoo Cai Lin, Lew Yih Wey. ATHLETICS Men: Lee Hup Wei. Women: Yuan Yufang, Roslinda Samsu. Archery Men: Cheng Chu Sian, Mohd Marbawi Sulaiman, Wan Khalmizam Wan Abdul Aziz. Badminton Men: Lee Chong Wei, Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong, Lee Wan Wah-Choong Tan Fook. Women: Wong Mew Choo, Chin Eei Hui-WongPei Tty. Cycling Men: Josiah Ng, Azizul Hasni Awang, Rizal Tisin, Mohd Edrus Yunus. Taekwondo Women: Elaine Teo, Che Chew Chan. Sailing Men: Kevin Lim. Shooting Men: Hasli Izwan Amir Hasan. Weightlifting Men: Amirul Hamizan Ibrahim. Altogether 33 althetics