Lying north of the equator and Singapore in South East Asia and south of Thailand, Malaysia has taken part in all Commonwealth Games since their debut, bar the 1986 edition in Edinburgh.
Malaysia has won medals in every Games that they have attended, with particular successes in badminton. Their biggest haul of gold and silver medals however came in 1998 when Kuala Lumpur, the capital, became the first Asian city to host the Commonwealth Games. At the 2006 Games in Melbourne Malaysia won a total of 29 medals.
Recognition of the country's national olympic committee came in May 1954, although the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) was not formed until 5 May 1963. Today OCM is responsible for Malaysia's participation in the Commonwealth and Olympic Games
Commonwealth Games - Malaysia Record
