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Ziyad’s disqualification: Now not the time to start pointing fingers - CDM
Now is not the time to start pointing fingers following the controversial disqualification of national shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli at the Tokyo Paralympics, said chef de mission (CDM) Megat D Shahriman Zaharudin.
He said the Malaysian contingent took joint responsibility and shared equal burden of Ziyad’s disqualification in the men’s shot put F20 (intellectual impairment) category, which resulted in him missing out on the gold medal, at the Olympic Stadium on Aug 31.
“Insya-Allah, we will not...
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