Nazmi’s confidence soars after winning world para gold
PETALING JAYA: National para athlete Nazmi Nasri will be heading to the Paris Paralympics with loads of confidence after a stellar performance in his debut Para World Championships in Kobe, Japan.
Malaysia's third gold in the bag
PETALING JAYA: Paralympic champion Abdul Latif Romly brought Malaysia's campaign in the Para Athletics World Championships to a perfect close by successfully retaining his men's T20 (learning disability) long jump title in Kobe, Japan today (May 25).
Ziyad is a world champion again
PETALING JAYA: Ziyad Zolkefli made Malaysia proud after regaining his world title in the Para Athletics World Championship in Kobe, Japan today.
Anwar celebrates Malaysia’s 'Magnificent Seven'
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim expressed great pride in the achievements of seven national athletes who brought honour to Malaysia at the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.
Latif leads Malaysia’s quest to complete 10-gold haul at Paralympics
PARIS: The national contingent’s success in bringing home three gold medals from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games not only made history for Malaysia but also introduced a new dimension to the country’s para sports scene.
Paralympics-Italy's Petrillo to be first transgender athlete at Paralympic Games
(Reuters) - Valentina Petrillo is set to become the first openly transgender athlete to participate in the Paralympic Games after the visually impaired sprinter was selected to represent Italy in the women's 200 and 400 metres races in Paris.
In good stead for Paris as Ziyad and Latif strike gold in world para GP
KUALA LUMPUR: Ziyad Zolkefli and Abdul Latif Romly showed they can be counted on to deliver the goods at the Paris Paralympics next year after impressive wins in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Tunisia.
Latif endures tense moments before leaping into history
KUALA LUMPUR: Paralympic champion Abdul Latif Romly had to go through some tense moments before securing his place in the Para Athletics World Championships history books.
Ziyad bags world meet silver to secure Paralympics spot
KUALA LUMPUR: National shot putt ace Ziyad Zolkefli has successfully secured a spot at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games after winning silver in the F20 (intellectual disability) event at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris yesterday.
Not a long shot in Paris
SEPANG: It has only been two years that long jumper Mohd Nazmi Nasri (pic) had entered the international field but he is already a world para champion and he believes is within striking distance of landing the Paralympic gold in Paris from Aug 24-Sept 8.
The magnificent 7
WITH less than 100 days to go until the Paralympic Games start in Paris on Aug 28, we look at the big names of the 17th edition:
Ziyad’s record-breaking golden feat augurs well for his Paralympics ambition
PETALING JAYA: Ziyad Zolkefli has sent a timely warning to his rivals of his intentions at the upcoming Paralympics in Paris after a record-breaking effort in the Para Athletics World Championship in Kobe, Japan.
Nat shows she is cool queen of bowling with title
KUALA LUMPUR: It was a surprise when Natasha Roslan was named the National Sportswoman of the Year winner for 2023, thanks to her feat in ending a 12-year gold drought for Malaysia in the women’s singles at the World Championships in Kuwait last October.
Another gold for Malaysia
PETALING JAYA: National para athlete Nazmi Nasri has clinched Malaysia's second gold medal at the Para Athletics World Championship in Kobe, Japan today (Thursday).
SAM-100Plus best award a tough call to make with presence of world champs
PETALING JAYA: The fight for the Athlete of the Year award at this year’s Sportswriters Association of Malaysia (SAM)-100Plus awards ceremony sees an interesting competition as it brings together a line-up of world champions who made the country proud on the international stage last year.
Athletics - Paralympian Reid takes aim at Nike for inability to buy single shoes
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Former Paralympian Stef Reid has questioned Nike's commitment to diversity over their refusal to sell single shoes to amputee runners even though they use amputee mannequins and runners in promotions.
It’s business next for Siti as she draws curtain on para athletics career
PETALING JAYA: Runner Siti Noor Iasah Mohd Ariffin (pic) has bid farewell to the Malaysian para athletics scene after a rewarding career spanning 16 years.
Ferreira out to prove he is the Bolt of para athletics
PETRUCIO Ferreira of Brazil plans on living up to his billing as the Usain Bolt of para athletics in Tokyo.
Abdul Latif wins long jump gold in Paris to qualify for 2024 Paralympics
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Abdul Latif Romly has qualified on merit for the 2024 Paralympics after winning the men’s long jump T20 (intellectual impairment) category at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships in Paris.
Para shot putter’s Tokyo dreams in tatters
KUALA LUMPUR: Para shot putter Mohd Aliff Mohd Awi’s dreams of making his debut in the Tokyo Paralympics next year are as good as over – he tore a ligament in his right knee last month and has to undergo surgery.