KUCHING: Sabah athlete Freddy Waldie has credited the popular Japanese anime series Naruto for inspiring him to a silver medal finish in the men’s sho...
Sabah athlete Freddy Waldie has credited the popular Japanese anime series Naruto for inspiring him to a silver medal finish in the men’s shot put F54 category at the Malaysia Para Games 2024 here today.
“I love watching the Naruto series, especially the fighting spirit it displays, which motivates me to compete. I am actually wearing a wig as I am bald,” Freddie told Bernama after hurling the shot put to a distance of 5.68 metres on his fourth attempt. The 31-year-old athlete said his achievement today was the result of the hard work he had put in over the past two years, including training almost six hours a day to improve his performance.
“A friend invited me to join a sports programme in Tambunan and, from there, everything clicked. When I was there, I saw many athletes with disabilities, some even worse than me,” he said.
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