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Tokyo Paralympics: Muhammad Ziyad apologises to Malaysians after disqualification

TOKYO, Sept 1 ― Malaysia's ace Paralympian Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli could only express his apologies after missing the opportunity to defend his Rio 2016 gold in the men's F20 shot put event at the Tokyo Paralympic Games yesterday.

Silver also belonged to Ukrainian athlete Oleksandr Yarovyi, who threw a distance of 17.30m, while bronze went to Efstratios Nikolaidis of Greece . However, WPA in a statement today said it had rejected the appeals of Malaysia as well as Australia and Ecuador regarding the outcome of the event.

 

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