Malaysia's third gold, breaks world record
12 Sep 2016 / 09:49 H.
Abdul Latif Romly of Malaysia celebrates with his gold medal in the Men's Long Jump (T20) of the 2016 Rio Paralympics during the victory ceremony in the Olympic Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sept 11, 2016. — Reuters
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's long jump paralympic athlete Abdul Latif Romly won Malaysia's third gold in the in the Men's Long Jump (T20) category of the 2016 Rio Paralympics on Sept 11, 2016 and set a new world record with 7.60m jump in his fifth attempt.
The 19-year-old from Beseri, Perlis didn't just break the world record once, he did it three times in his attempts with records 7.47m in his second jump and 7.54m in his third jump at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
His first jump was disqualified, while the fourth only 6.79m.