The Malaysian contingent, with woman squash player Aifa Azman and powerlifting ace Bonnie Bunyau Gustin as flagbearers, led the way as 38 other athletes and officials. theSun theSundaily Birmingham2022 Birmingham CommonwealthGames2022 news
The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games got underway with a dazzling opening ceremony at the newly-refurbished Alexander Stadium, Perry Barr in front of 30,000 spectators, here.
The show centered around the story of Stella, played by Lorell Boyce, and ‘The Dreamers’, a group of young athletes from around the Commonwealth who traversed into Birmingham’s past and present. Just before the start of the ‘Hear My Voice’ scene, which recognised the arrival of newcomers to Birmingham and unsung heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistani activist for female education and 2014 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai made a surprise cameo as she delivered a powerful speech, sharing her hopes on women’s participation in every society.
The Malaysian men and women looked dashing in their white five-button baju Melayu and short modern kebaya that featured the national flower - hibiscus - which was given a new life with a hand-painted batik-like abstract interpretation by a local designer.
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