PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian contingent’s appeal to reverse Ziyad Zolkefli’s disqualification in the men’s shot putt F20 final at the Tokyo Paralympics has been rejected. World Para Athletics released a statement in relation to the counter protest from Malaysia, Ecuador and Australia on Wednesday (Sept 1) morning. “The three athletes from Australia, Ecuador and Malaysia who competed in the men’s shot put F20 final under protest had their appeal rejected by the World Para Athletics Jury of Appeal. The athletes appealed this decision to the jury of appeal, who gave the teams the opportunity to present all the relevant information before making its final decision. “The jury of appeal upheld the referee’s decision and confirmed the athletes’ results as DNS.
