Malaysia at the 2024 Summer Olympics
In badminton, women's doubles pair Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan were defeated by Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida of Japan in the bronze medal match, Aniq Kasdan narrowly lost to Hampton Morris of the United States in men's 61 kg event of weightlifting by a margin of only 1 kg while in cycling, Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom was racing 3rd in the final lap in the gold medal match in men's keirin event of track cycling before involving in an incident where he was crashed by Shinji Nakano of Japan.On 12 March 2023, Minister of Youth and Sports Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan announced the appointment of President of Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) Hamidin Amin as Chef de Mission, with squash legend Nicol David as his deputy.[4][5][6] On 1 July 2024, the OCM picked diver Bertrand Rhodict Lises and sailor Nur Shazrin Mohamad Latif as the flag bearers for the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.[10][11] The participants wore traditional costumes designed by Rizman Ruzaini named 'The Malaya', featuring an olive green colour scheme and golden songket motifs to symbolise their gold medal aspirations.Aniq Kasdan (men's 61 kg) secured one of the top ten slots in his weight divisions based on the IWF Olympic Qualification Rankings; marking the nations return after last participation in 2016.