Ziyad, coach take full responsibility for Paralympics mishap

National shot put para-athlete Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli and his coach, Mohd Faizol Harun have accepted the decision of the Internal Investigation Committee which found that the two could not prove that they arrived at the ‘call room’ on time at the Tokyo Paralympics in August.

The technical mishap resulted in Ziyad being denied the gold medal in the men's F20 shot put event as well as the world-record attempt of 17.94 metres at the prestigious sporting event.

The 31-year-old athlete said...