TOKYO, Sept 4 — Defending champion Abdul Latif Romly rocked the athletics arena at the Olympic Stadium here today when he bagged his second Paralympic gold medal in the men’s long jump T20 category at the Tokyo Paralympics.
Not satisfied, he leapt even further - 7.45m - in his second attempt to leave his rivals trailing in his wake. The 24-year-old, who also holds the Paralympic record of 7.60m set in Rio 2016, could only manage 5.56m in his fifth attempt due to an injury. Athanasios Prodromou of Greece took silver with a leap of 7.17m while Australian Nicholas Hum settled for bronze with 7.12m.Earlier today, Cheah Liek Hou created history by becoming the first player to win gold in the men’s singles SU5 category after badminton made its debut in the Tokyo Paralympics.
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