9Th ASEAN Para Games 2017, Kuala Lumpur Selection Results (Athletes

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Incorporation Registration No.: 200812207D Add: 3 Stadium Drive, #01-34, Singapore 397630 Tel: +65 6346 1158 Fax: +65 6702 3847 9th ASEAN Para Games 2017, Kuala Lumpur Selection Results (Athletes) Sport S/N Athletes Archery 1 Nur Syahidah Binte Alim (A:2) 2 Robert Fuchs 3 Suhairi Suhani 4 Muhammad Diroy Bin Noordin 5 Norsilawati Binte Sa’at Athletics 6 Shahrul Izwan Bin Shaiful Bahri (A:8) 7 Ivan Chua Zeng Shuang 8 Mohammad Khairi Bin Ishak 9 Maisarah Binte Mohamed Hassan 10 Lionel Toh Jun Jie Badminton 11 Tay Wei Ming (A:2) 12 Jovenn Siao Hao Lun 13 Toh Sze Ning 14 Lim Yu Fei, Faye 15 Tan Yee Ting, Jeralyn Boccia 16 Neo Kah Whye (A:7) 17 Juni Syafiqa Binte Jumat 18 Ng Pei Feng 19 Omar Bin Azman Chess 20 Edwin Tan Yong Zhao (A:2) 21 James Lim Heng Lip 22 Noor Iskandaria Mohd Dena 23 Naren Lee Sankar 24 Mok Hui Ying, Amanda Cycling 25 Tan Hun Boon (A:9) 26 Abdul Alim s/o Mohamed Hanifah 27 Tee Wee Leong 28 Emily Lee Seok Bee 29 Delia Kang Ting Ling 30 Jessen Ng Hang Siew 31 Syafiq Bin Sulaiman 32 Pranav S/O C Balu 33 Khairul Anwar Bin Kasmani 34 Muhammad Firdaus Bin Mohamed Noor 35 Muhammad Mubarak Bin Mohd Rastam Football 7-a- 36 Muhammad Shafiq Bin Ariff side 37 Muhammad Shahidil Bin Saidi (A:14) 38 Peter Kam 39 Suhaimi Bin Sudar 40 Muhammad Danial Bin Ismail 41 Abdul Mahdi Bin Abdul Rahman 42 Ismail Bin Abdul Kadir 43 Magesvaran S/O Sangily 44 Tan Jeremiah Incorporation Registration No.: 200812207D Add: 3 Stadium Drive, #01-34, Singapore 397630 Tel: +65 6346 1158 Fax: +65 6702 3847 Sport S/N Athletes Powerlifting 45 Kalai Vanen (A:3) 46 Melvyn Yeo 47 Nur Aini Binte Mohamad Yasli 48 Wong Zhi Wei 49 Yip Pin Xiu 50 Theresa Goh Rui Si 51 Toh Wei Soong 52 Benson Tan Eng Kiong 53 Danielle Moi Swimming 54 Chew Zi Ling (A:12) 55 Fu Ai-Lin Nicole 56 Han Liang Chou 57 Lawrence Tay 58 Bryan Seow 59 Joshua Tang 60 Aaron Yeo Kwok Chian 61 Stanley Lim Min Chieh 62 Daniel Tan Beng Leong 63 Jason Chee Weng Fai 64 Eric Ting Chee Keong 65 Chua Hsiang Lim Darren Table Tennis 66 Muhammad Dinie Asyraf Bin Huzaini (A:14) 67 Eugene Soh Yew Lin 68 Mu Yuguang 69 Harrison Gan Zhi Hao 70 Claire Toh Shu Min 71 Christina Lau Lay Lian 72 Toh Bee Tin 73 Lim Siang Kim Angie 74 Mohamed Ismail Bin Hussain 75 Eric Foo Ming De 76 Mohamad Rausyan Bin Mohamad Ya’acob 77 Muhammad Farhan Bin Ismail 78 Robert Ong Kim Soea 79 Nixon Fan Jun Jie 80 Bahkia Bin Hashim Tenpin Bowling 81 Diane Neo Pei Lin (A:17) 82 Tay Leong Hock 83 Anuar B Saaid 84 Tan Swang Hee Rex 85 Thomas Nathan Chan Kim Yong 86 Thomas Yong Phen Chong 87 Muhammad Sadik B Mohamed Ishak 88 Alphonsus Louis Wong Incorporation Registration No.: 200812207D Add: 3 Stadium Drive, #01-34, Singapore 397630 Tel: +65 6346 1158 Fax: +65 6702 3847 Sport S/N Athletes 89 Wendy Wong 90 Goh Jong Theng Kelvin .

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