PARIS, Sept 4 — National champion Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli was relieved that the dark episode that had haunted him at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games did not repeat itself in the...
PM Anwar on two-day working visit to Russia beginning tomorrow; meeting with Putin, bid to join Brics highlights of tripNational champion Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli was relieved that the dark episode that had haunted him at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games did not repeat itself in the Paris 2024 edition.
“For me, the expectations were high for the gold medal, but I don’t feel very disappointed because I tried and gave my best. Most importantly, I was able to overcome the episode that had haunted me since 2020. I proved it with a silver medal, it’s like a dream,” he told Bernama after his event, here today.
The 34-year-old athlete won the silver medal in Paris 2024 after recording a distance of 17.18 meters behind Ukraine’s Oleksandr Yarovyi who grabbed the gold and set a new world record with 17.61m while his teammate and defending champion Maksym Koval settled for bronze . “I have never thought about retiring again, maybe I will compete again for the next Paralympic Games and depending on the condition of my body at that time to try and do my best,” he said.
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