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Mohd Ridzuan Puzi wins ASEAN Para Games gold.

Sep 23, 2017

Paralympic champion Mohd Ridzuan Puzi overcame a bout of dengue to win the gold medal in the 200m T36 race, at the ASEAN Para Games yesterday. 

Ridzuan had earlier been forced to skip his favourite event - the 100m - due to his illness.

Fellow Paralympian Abdul Latif Romly also took the gold in the long-jump. 

Meanwhile, Form 5 student S Thavaneswaran won his 200m event yesterday, to add to the two other gold medals he won earlier in the 100m and 400m events, and a silver in the 4x100m. 

This makes him the best athlete of the Games. 

Malaysia picked up a total of 18 gold medals yesterday, including from badminton, bowling, chess and swimming.