HANGZHOU: Malaysia's quest for 27 medals at the 19th Asian Games officially starts today.
Wushu exponents Wong Weng Son and Sydney Chin will kick off Malaysia's campaign in the men's changquan and women's Taijiquan-Taijijian disciplines in the morning.
Weng Son, who finished ninth at the previous Games in Jakarta-Palembang, is confident of a podium finish.
Malaysia's Olympic qualification goal in men's hockey also begins today when the Speedy Tigers take on minnows Thailand in the morning. A win is expected from A. Arul Selvaraj's men.
The national sevens rugby squad must beat either the Philippines or Hong Kong in Group A today to qualify for the semi-finals.
In shooting, Olympian Nur Suryani Taibi and newcomer Alia Husna Budruddin will compete in the women's 10m rifle event.
In swimming, two-time Olympian Phee Jinq En must do well in the women's 50m breaststroke heats in the morning to qualify for the evening final.
In taekwondo, Jason Loo and Nurul Hidayah Abdul Karim are in the men's and women's individual poomsae, respectively.
Sep 24 (Malaysians in action)
Shooting
8.30am: Women's 10m rifle qualifying - Nur Suryani Taibi, Alia Husna Budruddin.
11.45am: 10m rifle final.
Wushu
9am: Men's changquan final - Wong Weng Son.
9am: Women's taijiquan final - Sydney Chin.
2pm: Women's taijijian final - Sydney Chin.
Hockey
9am: Men's team - Malaysia vs Thailand.
Taekwondo
9am: Men's poomsae round of 16 - Jason Loo vs Tong Hou Pan (Mac).
9am: Women's poomsae round of 16 - Nurul Hidayah Abdul Karim vs Chu Lok Yee (Hkg).
2pm: Men's and women's quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.
Go
9.30am: Men's individual round 1- Chang Fu Kang, Lee Shou Kai.
3pm: Men's individual round 2 - Chang Fu Kang, Lee Shou Kai.
Esports
7pm: Quarter-finals Arena of Valor - Malaysia vs TBD.
Artistic gymnastics
10am: Men's qualification - Sharul Aimi Kamaru Hisam.
Rugby 7s
10am: Men's Goup A - Malaysia vs Philippines;
1.20pm: Malaysia vs Hong Kong.
Swimming
10.10am: Men's 200m individual medley - Tan Khai Xin.
10.49am :Men's 100m freestyle - Lim Yin Chuen, Arvin Shaun Chahal Singh.
11.08am: Women's 50m breaststroke - Phee Jinq En.
11.22am: Men's 100m backstroke - Hii Puong Wei.
7.38pm: Men's 200m IM final.
8.26pm: Men's 100m freestyle final.
8.32pm: Women's 50m breaststroke final.
8.47pm: Men's 100m backstroke final.
Sailing
11am: Mixed double handed dinghy 470 - Fauzi Kaman Shah-Juni Karimah Noor Jamali.
11am: Women's windsurfing rs:x - Tengku Nurani Ezaty Tengku Khairudeen.
11.10am: Men's windsurfing rs:x - Muhammad Izzudin Abdul Rani.
4.10pm - Single handed boys ILCA 4 - Muhammad Asnawi Iqbal Adam.
* Malaysian time