The fourth and final session of the ninth ASMC was held at the Olympic Sports Hotel Kuala Lumpur, with nine males and seven females taking part.

The students - including Thiri Wai Zaw from the Myanmar Olympic Committee - together with two programme directors and a facilitator, shared their views on the impact of the training course.

In order to be awarded a diploma in sport management from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the participants had to submit two written assignments before the deadline of October 21.

The facilitators for the last session, which was held across three days, were Joshua Edgar, Wan Yew Leong and Moira Tan.

Two speakers were invited with one sharing his experience on conducting a motivational talk and the other, a graduate of the course, holding a video conference from Rio de Janeiro to detail his experience on helping towards the organisation of the 2016 Olympic Games.

The OCM’s assistant secretary general, Dato Sieh Kok Chi, was also present to provide information on sports development and give words of encouragement to the participants.

Malaysia's performance at Rio 2016 was their most successful at an Olympics, with the country winning a total of five medals - four silvers and one bronze.

Three of their silvers came in badminton courtesy of runners-up finishes for Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying in the mixed doubles, Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong in the men’s doubles and Lee Chong Wei in the men’s singles.

The other silver came in the women's synchronised 10 metres platform event through Cheong Jun Hoong and Pandelela Rinong, while cyclist Azizulhasni Awang took bronze in the men’s keirin.