Ridzuan Puzi, Ziyad Zolkefli Bag Medals At The 2019 World Para Athletics Championships

Remember world record holder and local Paralympian Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi? Well, he has done it once again.

The 2019 World Para Athletics Championships is currently in full swing in Dubai, and Ridzuan managed to bag a medal for the Malaysian camp through the Men’s 100m T36 category.

Ridzuan clocked in 11.97s, and placed third behind Australia’s James Turner (11.72s) and China’s Yifei Yang (11.79s).

Watching the event will give you all sorts of feels (and adrenaline rush!) as it was quite a close, heated race among the top three runners.

Watch it below:

The men's 100m T36 final was quite a show!The Aussie James Turner set a new world record with an AMAZING performance.?James Turner (11.72) ???Yifei Yang (11.79) ???Mohamad Ridzuan Puzi (11.97) ?? - #TeamCiti.Brought to you by @Citi. #ParaAthletics #Dubai2019 pic.twitter.com/xYquMZ4ChD
— Para Athletics (@ParaAthletics) November 10, 2019

Besides Ridzuan, fellow Paralympian Ziyad Zolkefli also made Malaysia proud after winning the silver medal in the Men’s Shot Put F20 event over the weekend.

Ziyad recorded a distance of 17.03m while Ukraine’s Koval Maksym took the top spot with a throw of 17.11m. Ziyad was the reigning champion in his category.

Prior to the two medals, Sabahan Wong Kar Gee was the first Malaysian to contribute a medal to #TeamMalaysia with a silver medal via the Men's Long Jump T12 category with a jump of 7.06m.

Malaysia sent 11 athletes to the World Para Athletics Championships and we are currently in the 38^th spot overall. China leads the ranking with a total of 24 medals.

The World Para Athletics Championships is happening from the 7 to 15 November.

All the best to team Malaysia!