TOKYO (Bernama): Malaysia’s chef de mission to the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, Datuk Seri Megat D Shahriman Zaharudin, strongly denies an allegation that shot put champion Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli was late to the competition venue by 28 minutes on Tuesday (Aug 31). Megat D Shahriman hoped the individual perpetrating the action would be more responsible because any speculation that was untrue could affect the investigation into the issue. The issue involved the withdrawal of the gold medal from Ziyad, who participated in the shot put F20 event (intellectual impairment) recently. On Tuesday, Ziyad was denied the gold medal in the men’s shot put F20 with a recorded throw of 17.94m, which was also a new world record. The controversy on the seventh day of the prestigious event saw Ukrainian athlete Maksym Koval being announced as the gold medal winner with a 17.34m throw.

Source: The Star September 05, 2021 03:56 UTC