KUALA LUMPUR: Abdul Latif Romly and Ziyad Zolkefli were in brilliant form as they secured a gold medal each at the Dubai World Para Athletics Grand Prix yesterday.
A two-time Paralympic gold medallist, Abdul Latif emerged victorious in the men's T20 (intellectual impairment) long jump event with a leap of 7.11m,
Athanasios Prodromou (6.81m) from Greece and Nikki Tang (6.74m) from Hong Kong secured the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Meanwhile, Ziyad recorded a throw of 16.62m to dominate the men's F20 (intellectual impairment) shot put event, overcoming Muhammet Atici (15.12m) from Turkiye and Boonkong Sanepoot (12.80m) from Thailand, while another Malaysian athlete, Aliff Awi, finished fourth with a throw of 12.61m.
In the men's F54/55/56 wheelchair discus throw event, Amir Abdul Raof concluded the competition in second place with a throw of 26.86m. -- BERNAMA