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Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli
Athletics – Shot Put
This Selangor-born Paralympian is a
world record holder in the event which
he competes – Men's T20 shot put. He
won the bronze medal at the 2012
Olympic Games in London and brought
home a gold medal during the last
Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, setting
a world new record at the same time.
FARAH ANN
Gymnastics
Farah Ann Abdul Hadi has been
representing the Selangor state in
competitive gymnastics since she was six
years old. The Ahli Kegemilangan Sukan
Selangor (A.K.S) award recipient's last
SEA Games achievement in 2015 saw her
bagging two gold medals, a silver medal
and three bronze medals. Will she up the
stakes this time around? Both she and
Ridzuan Puzi are Malaysia Airports' SEA
Games ambassadors.
RIDZUAN PUZI
Athletics – Men's 100m
Mohd Ridzuan Mohd Puzi has cerebral
palsy but that did not stop him from
winning the very first gold medal for
Malaysia in the Paralympic Games. At
the 2016 Paralympics in Rio, Ridzuan
bagged gold for the men's 100m T36
(cerebral palsy category) dash. He
clocked 12.07 seconds to erase the old
record of 12.25s set by Roman Pavlyk
from Ukraine at the 2008 Beijing
Paralympic Games.
Rafiq Ismail
Men's Bowling
This national bowler joined the national
elite team in January 2013 but made
heads turn by winning his first
international title – the Philippines
Open – at the age of 16 that year. He
has since gone on to win many other
tournaments, but the one that is his
most prized catch is the silver medal
at the World Singles Championships
in Doha, Qatar in 2016. This year, the
2016 Asian Championships singles
gold medal winner has set his sights
on the SEA Games and the World
Championships in Kuwait between
December 4 and 17.
Special Feature
Royal-thletes
Did you know that the Malaysian Youth
and Sports Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin
himself has been shortlisted for the
National polo team in the Games? We
know he's not a royalty but figured it
would be a fun fact to know that we
might just have the very first Malaysian
cabinet member participating in such
an event.
Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin
Nevertheless, we promised athletes
from royal families and we kick the list
off with our very own Terengganu's
Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin who will be
competing in the equestrian endurance
in this Games. The International
Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI)
has ranked Sultan Mizan among the
top four national equestrians.
Faiq Jefri Bolkiah
Nephew to one of the richest man in
the world, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal
Bolkiah, Faiq is expected to make an
appearance for football in the KL2017
Games. The 19-year-old is an
international football player currently
signed with Leicester City and happens
to be the captain of the Brunei national
football team.
Al-Muhtadee Billah
The crown prince of Brunei, Al-
Muhtadee is the first in line of succession
to become the next Sultan of Brunei.
The 43-year-old heir to the throne once
took part during the Laos SEA Games
in 2009, participating in the 9-ball pool
men's singles and men's doubles.
Princess Sirivannavari
Nariratana
Thailand's King Vajiralongkorn's
daughter represented her country
during the Manila SEA Games in 2005
for the women's team badminton event
and brought home a gold medal. The
King's only daughter, the 30-year-old
is also a fashion designer.
Late King Bhumibol
Adulyadej and
Princess Ubolratana
Rajakanya
Both the late King and the Princess took
part in the OK Dinghy (sailing) class in
the Games that took place in Thailand
in 1967. They bagged the gold medal.
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