Kuala Lumpur:Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has extended his congratulations to the Malaysian contingent for securing nine gold medals at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Anwar highlighted in a Facebook post that this achievement equals Malaysia's best-ever performance at the Asian Games, which was previously recorded at the 2010 Guangzhou edition in China.

Malaysia concluded its participation in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a total of nine gold, seven silver, and 16 bronze medals. The gold medals were won in squash, karate, e-sports, sepak takraw, and track cycling.