Malaysian Paralympian victors at the 2016 Rio Summer Paralympics. Left: Abdul Latin Romly. Top right: Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli. Bottom right: Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi
Did you know that Malaysia is the only country in the world that awards our para and normal athletes equally? Equality, that’s the way to go!
#Malaysia won its first 3 historical #Paralympics #Gold in less than 24 hours!! AMAZING!! #Athletics #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/mnFwsLu3HG
— Paralympic Games (@Paralympics) September 12, 2016
Just four days into Rio’s Paralympics, Malaysia’s paralympians have made history at the international multi-sport event. Debuted in 1972 at Heidelberg’s Summer Paralympics, our country has won silver and bronze medals but this year, three men have changed the face of our history. Our proud para athletes have won us not one, but three gold medals and set new world records at the same time. What a day at Rio!
We do not call Ridzuan Puzi 'Mr. Dash' for nothing! ?#Rio2016Paralympics #KamiTeamMalaysia #KamiLuarBiasa pic.twitter.com/zPiQEdMoT5
— Team Malaysia (@TeamMsia) September 11, 2016
Winning us our first gold was Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi in the 100m T36 (cerebral palsy) event on Saturday where he defeated formidable opponents from China and Brazil at 12.07 seconds.
Look how Malaysias' Muhammad Ziyad celebrated #Gold in the shot put last night! CONGRATS! #Paralympics @GettyImages pic.twitter.com/Nll0o1XyQP
— Paralympic Games (@Paralympics) September 11, 2016
Shortly after, Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli secured yet another gold medal in the shot put F20 (intellectual disability) event. His last hurl set a new world record at a distance of 16.84 metres, shattering previous world record holder Todd Hodgetts’ 16.29 metres.
Another incredible Paralympic gold medal & WR by M'sia's Latif Romly in the Long Jump T20! Well done! #soproud! https://t.co/lYYc4dUIIW
— Nicol David (@NicolDavid) September 11, 2016
Latif Romly didn't just break the world record. He did it THREE times. #TerbangLatifTerbang pic.twitter.com/dvxzlQN1C2
— Khairy Jamaluddin ??? (@Khairykj) September 11, 2016
Latif set the world record at 7.60 metres for the long jump F20 event. | Image Courtesy of @isnmalaysia
More good news trickled in yesterday as Abdul Latin Romly delivered our third gold in the long jump F20 event and breaking the world record three times in a row.
Congratulations once more to Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi, Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli and Abdul Latin Romly for pushing past your boundaries and making Malaysia proud!
#KamiLuarBiasa
