Their battles may be over, but it is definitely not forgotten as hordes of Malaysian supporters gathered at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport to welcome the national contingent upon their return from the Rio Olympics in Brazil.
Fans were eager to show their appreciation to our national heroes as they fought tooth and nail to deliver Malaysia’s best medal haul at the Olympic Games, despite missing out on the elusive gold medal.
Pesawat EK 0408 yang membawa Olimpian negara disambut dengan 'water salute' sebaik tiba di KLIA sebentar tadi pic.twitter.com/3wC6W7W79h
— BERNAMA (@bernamadotcom) August 24, 2016
Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor were present to welcome Lee Chong Wei and co. alongside Youth and Sports Minister, Khairy Jamaluddin and Transport Minister, Liow Tiong Lai. He even announced a RM200,000 incentive increment for all of the medalists.
https://twitter.com/Malaysia_Latest/status/768335918537342976
Ketibaan YB @Khairykj di Kompleks Bunga Raya KLIA ✈ bagi menyambut ketibaan wira & wirawati Olimpik negara 👏👍✊ pic.twitter.com/MHDYjqAapv
— Institut Sukan Negara 🥇🇲🇾 (@isnmalaysia) August 24, 2016
#HeroWelcome Fans eagerly awaiting national contingent's arival to KLIA back from #Rio2016 #PrideOfNation #Heroes pic.twitter.com/YYSmt7tWnB
— New Straits Times (@NST_Online) August 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/Malaysia_Latest/status/768333652220674048
Suasana di KLIA meriah dgn sorakan penyokong yg menunggu ketibaan pesawat yg membawa atlet Olimpik negara hari ini pic.twitter.com/meVAzh4vqO
— BERNAMA TV 🇲🇾 (@BernamaTV) August 24, 2016
SELFIE WITH OUR NATIONAL HERO DATO' LEE CHONG WEI 🎉🇲🇾🎉🇲🇾 CONGRATULATIONS @LeeChongWei pic.twitter.com/1uRhUQ501z
— HadriAzham (@HadriAzham) August 24, 2016
PM hadir menyambut wira Olimpik di Kompleks Bunga Raya KLIA termasuk Lee Chong Wei.@MalaysiaGazette pic.twitter.com/SkqXUQ1sSf
— Radzuan Hassan (@apotTG) August 24, 2016
WELCOME BACK, HEROES!
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