DISABILITY SPORTS IN MALAYSIAN PERSPECTIVE

The Beginning

The first national competition was held in Kuala Lumpur in 1982. It started with two sports that are swimming and athletics. The competition held once in every 2 years, been organised by Malaysia Rehabilitation Council (MCR) with the support of Malaysia Welfare Support Service Development. It was held in various parts of the nation, until 18th May 1989, when the National Council for the Disability Sports was established and had been given the task to organise the competition. The following competition was held in Malacca in 1990, followed by Terengganu (1992), Johor (1994) and Sarawak (1996).
In 1996, the council name was changed to the Malaysian Paralympic Council (MPC). The role and status of MPC is recognised by the government. As a sole body, MPC coordinates all the sporting activities for all the people with disabilities in Malaysia.

In 1998, the National Competition for People with Disability has been renamed as the Sukan Paralimpiad Malaysia (SPM). The twelfth edition of the games in 2004 in Kuala Lumpur successfully assembled a total of 1,152 athletes from 15 states in Malaysia (including Labuan) competing in 20 sports.

History of the Paralympics Sports in Malaysia

Competition for people with disability in Malaysia started way back in 1969. At that time, the response was not encouraging and not many activities were organised due to financial reasons (lack of funds). With the establishment of Malaysian Paralympic Council (MPC) in 1989, the Paralympics movement became more organised and systematic. Several sports were contested in various states. Then it became a national level competition with the participation of various categories of disability. MPC is the sole body that is equivalent to the Malaysian Olympic Council.
Participation of the Malaysian athletes at the international scene, started in 1969 when the late H.M Storey, after meeting with Sir Ludwig Guttmann, came back to Malaysia and established the Malaysian power lifting team that represented Malaysia at the Stoke Mandeville Games in 1970 and the Commonwealth Games, Edinburgh in the same year. They managed to bring back a silver medal, which was a fine achievement from the Malaysian athletes. MPC’s affiliation with the International Paralympics Committee (IPC) and also the FESPIC Federation, enabled Malaysia to participate for the first time in the 3rd FESPIC Games which was held in Hong Kong in 1982. Since then, Malaysia never missed to take part in the FESPIC Games and our country even hosted the games in 2006.



Malaysian Paralympic Council (MPC)

History and the background

MPC is sole body that monitors and oversees the sporting activities for people with disability in Malaysia. A non-profit organisation, it had been established in 1989 and was formerly known as the National Sports Council for the Disabled. In 1996, the council was renamed as MPC, and is affiliated to IPC and FESPIC Federation. It is also a pioneering body which established the ASEAN Para Sports Federation (APSF). MPC is the sole representative to represent Malaysia at international level. MPC also the representative for all the various sports organisations in Malaysia for:

a.Hearing impairment

b.Visual impairment

c.Physical impairment (include spinal cord injury)

d.Mental retardation / slow learner

e.Cerebral palsy / spasticity

f.Dwarf

The participation of the Malaysian contingent in the Paralympic Games;

-Paralympic Games, Seoul, Korea 1988

-Paralympic Games, Barcelona, Spain, 1992

-Paralympic Games, Atlanta, USA, 1996

-Paralympic games, Sydney, Australia, 2000

-Paralympic Games, Athens, Greece, 2004

-Paralympic Games, Beijing, China, 2008

The participation of the Malaysian contingent in the Commonwealth Games;

-Commonwealth Games, Manchester, England 25 July-4 August 2002

-Commonwealth Games, Melbourne, Australia, 15-25 March 2006

The participation of the Malaysian contingent in the Asian Paragames

-1st Asian Para Games, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 20-30 October 2001

-2nd Asian Para Games, Hanoi, Vietnam, 21-27 December 2003

-3rd Asian Para Games, Manila, Philippines, 14-20 December 2005

-4th Asian Para Games, Nachon Ratchasima, Thailand, 17-27 January 2008


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