KUALA LUMPUR — The National Sports Council (NSC) has adopted a new approach by setting gold medal targets as the key performance indicator (KPI) for Malaysian contingents and athletes at major multi-sport Games.

NSC director-general Jefri Ngadirin said the approach is aimed at providing clear targets for contingents and athletes, particularly as Malaysia prepares to host the SEA Games next year.

“The NSC Board of Management, under the leadership of Youth and Sports Minister Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johari, held extensive discussions at its previous board meeting on the method and approach for setting medal targets.

“The Board of Management has decided that, this time, in view of the SEA Games next year, we will set a gold medal target so that a clear KPI can be given to the contingent and athletes on the objectives they are expected to achieve,” he said.

He was speaking at a press conference after the Jalur Gemilang presentation ceremony for the Malaysian contingent to the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games at the NSC headquarters in Bukit Jalil here today.

Earlier at the same press conference, Malaysia’s Chef de Mission (CDM) to Glasgow 2026, Datuk Awalan Abdul Aziz, announced a target of five gold, two silver and four bronze medals for the quadrennial Games.

For the record, the Malaysian contingent to the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games adopted a different approach by not setting medal targets based on colour, instead aiming for a total haul of 27 medals, with the same approach subsequently used at several other multi-sport Games.