Bonnie Bunyau Gustin and Nur Suraiya Muhamad Zamri were flag bearers of Malaysia in the opening ceremony. In the Parade of Nations, 24 participating athletes and officials 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 like their Olympic counterparts. Similarly, the men wore the Baju Melayu Teluk Belanga, while the women wore the Baju Kurung with a kelubung.[3]
Paralympic Council Malaysia set a four-gold medal target for the Malaysian delegation based on outstanding performances of three gold medals each at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Games, but fell short as the delegation only managed to return with two golds, two silver and one bronze.[4] Two of the three Tokyo 2020 gold medalists – shuttler Cheah Liek Hou and powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin retained their status in their respective events, with the latter broken a world record. On the other hand, Abdul Latif Romly had to settle for silver after losing to Neutral representative Matvei Iakushev due to an injury sustained during training.[5]
Malaysia entered two male and one female archers into the games by virtue of their own result at the 2023 Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand; and at the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Malaysian track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).
Key
Note– Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
Malaysia has qualified four para badminton players for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.
Malaysia entered two athletes, to compete in the BC4 event, by winning the silver medal in the mixed pairs event for BC4, at the 2024 Paralympic Qualification Tournament in Coimbra, Portugal.
Malaysia entered six para-cyclists (two male, four female athletes respectively) after they finished the top eligible nations at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[6]
