KUALA LUMPUR, July 22 — The Malaysian contingent is confident of bringing home at least 16 gold medals from the Asean Para Games in Solo, Indonesia, despite not being officially targeted.
Malaysia’s best achievement at APG was when it hosted the inaugural edition in 2001 in Kuala Lumpur, in which the national contingent emerged overall champions with 132 gold, 126 silver and 87 bronze medals. “Initially we have no plans to join APG this time after Vietnam’s withdrawal as host, with the training and preparation programme of athletes focused on the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou which has now been postponed to next year.