KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 14 -- Former Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has defended the Malaysian contingent's performance at the Paris Olympics, describing their overall showing as neither a failure nor a standout success.

In his Keluar Sekejap podcast. Khairy said that after securing two bronze medals from the Paris Games, he commended the athletes for their efforts, noting that while their performance was commendable, it was average compared to previous achievements.

Keluar Sekejap is a weekly Malaysian political podcast hosted by Khairy and Shahril Hamdan.

He pointed out that the recent medal tally aligned with Malaysia's past results in Atlanta 1996 and London 2012, but fell short of the five medals won in Rio 2016.

"I don't...