KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, has conveyed words of encouragement to the national contingent as they prepare for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
His Majesty expressed this through a post on the Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar Facebook page.
“I would like to extend my best wishes to all national athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.“Let us all pray for the success of the athletes representing the nation at the Olympic and Paralympic Games,” said Sultan Ibrahim.
Yesterday, His Majesty graced the handover ceremony of the Jalur Gemilang to the Malaysian contingent at Istana Negara.
Present at the ceremony were Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh, Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tan Sri Norza Zakaria and Malaysian Paralympic Council (MPC) president Datuk Seri Megat D Shariman.
Also in attendance were Youth and Sports Ministry secretary-general Dr K. Nagulendran, chefs de mission Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin (Paris Games) and Datuk Subramanian Raman Nair (Paralympics).
So far, 25 athletes have confirmed their spots for Paris (July 26-Aug 11) stint while the Paralympic Games (Aug 28-Sept 8) will involve 20 athletes. — Bernama
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