Badminton: International achievements
Cheah Soon Kit (left) and Yap Kim Hock in action during the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, 1998. The pair clinched a silver medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Malaysia’s highest achievement to date in Olympic competition.
Malaysia rose to prominence on the international badminton scene in the early 1950s and has since established itself as a perennial powerhouse. By virtue of their efforts in major individual and team competitions, Malaysian badminton players have forged a tradition of excellence in the sport. Malaysia’s only three Olympic Games medals were won on the badminton court.
- Information in the full article includes
- All England Championships
- Thomas Cup
- Commonwealth Games
- Olympic Games