TOKYO, Aug 29 — National swimmer Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli suffered another disappointment when he was disqualified in the men’s 100 metres (m) breaststroke SB4 (physical disability) heats at the Tokyo Paralympics here today. Nur Syaiful was the third swimmer to touch...
TOKYO, Aug 29 — National swimmer Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli suffered another disappointment when he was disqualified in the men’s 100 metres breaststroke SB4 heats at the Tokyo Paralympics here today.
National Sports Council Paralympic Division director Mohd Sofian Hamzah confirmed that the 26-year-old swimmer was disqualified for committing yet another technical mistake. Dmitrii Cherniaev of the Russian Paralympic Committee won the heat in 1 minute 33.42 sec , while his countryman Aleksandr Molkov was second and Francesco Bocciardo of Italy was third .On Wednesday, Nur Syaiful was also disqualified in heat one of the men’s 200m freestyle S5 on a technical issue, after he was found swimming with a plaster patch on his left shoulder to reduce the pain from an injury.