[1] Powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin and squash athlete Aifa Azman were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers.

[3] On 29 December 2021, the OCM Selection Committee under the Chairmanship of OCM President Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Norza Zakaria held a meeting to discuss the selection criteria for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and decided that: On 14 June 2022, in a selection committee meeting, the OCM initially set a seven-gold medal target for the contingent and chose Bonnie Bunyau Gustin and Sivasangari Subramaniam as flag bearers.

[7] The gold medal target for the contingent was reduced to six on 19 July 2022 after taking into consideration the personal records and current status of the national athletes.

[9][10] During the opening ceremony, the Malaysian delegation was represented by 40 athletes and officials wearing white five-button baju Melayu and short modern kebaya featuring the national flower - hibiscus with a hand-painted batik-like abstract interpretation by a local designer.

[18] However, Lee Zii Jia announced his withdrawal from the squad on 23 June 2022 to focus on the World Championships.

[39] As of 11 February 2022, Malaysia qualified for the men's and women's team events via the ITTF World Rankings.

[42] However, Chong Xian Hao announced his withdrawal on 23 July 2022 because suffered an injury during a training session.

Aniq Kasdan and Aznil Bidin qualified by winning their categories at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.