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Being disabled does not make a person less of a human.

According to the report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Nov 24 last year, over one billion people in the world live with some form of disability. “This corresponds to about 15 percent of the world’s population, of whom 2 to 4 percent experience significant difficulties in functioning,” it said. It clarified that the […]

State incentives for Paralympians: Bonnie gets RM500,000, Jong RM300,000

KUCHING: The Sarawak government has awarded incentives totalling RM800,000 to two Sarawakian Paralympic athletes, namely, Bonnie Bunyau Gustin and Jong Yee Khie, who won the gold and silver medal respectively in powerlifting at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020. Bonnie received an incentive of RM500,000 while Jong received RM300,000, which were presented by Chief Minister Datuk […]

Stop bugging Muhammad Ziyad

KUALA LUMPUR: The public, especially netizens, are asked to refrain from giving any comments on the issue surrounding Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli at the recent Tokyo Paralympics. Powerlifting technical delegate at the Games Kamaruzaman Kadir said he was worried that if left unchecked, the situation could affect the 31-year-old athlete’s emotions. “There is no doubt that […]

Abu Samah makes good of second chance

TOKYO: To become a person with disability (OKU) in the prime of one’s life is a huge setback which many are unable to accept. For national wheelchair tennis star, Abu Samah Borhan, 36, who became disabled after a road accident 15 years ago, it was the start of another phase of his life but he […]

‘I would have set new Asian record if my participation not cancelled’

TOKYO: National swimmer Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli would have set a new Asian record if his participation in the S5 men’s 200 m freestyle (physical disability) event was not cancelled at the Tokyo Paralympic Games today. Nur Syaiful, who is making his debut in the prestigious games, finished fifth out of six swimmers in the […]

Jaganathan optimistic Paralympian charges can win three medals

KUALA LUMPUR: National para-athletics chief coach R. Jaganathan is optimistic that his charges will bring back at least three medals from the Tokyo Paralympics, which will be held from Aug 24 to Sept 5. After leading his charges to win three gold medals at the Rio Paralympics in 2016, the country’s best ever outing in […]

Postponed Paralympics must ‘guarantee’ no coronavirus

TOKYO: Next year’s Paralympics need to be able to guarantee zero coronavirus cases, the head of the Games has told AFP, adding that they cannot go ahead if protection measures don’t improve. The warning from International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons comes as Tokyo marks exactly one year to the postponed Games on Monday, with […]

Council welcomes new dates for Paralympics

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Paralympic Council (MPC) has welcome the announcement of new dates for the Tokyo Paralympic Games from Aug 24 to Sept 5, 2021, describing it as a wise decision that demonstrates the unity among people and good spirit of sportsmanship. MPC secretary-general Datuk R. Subramaniam said MPC fully supported the joint decision reached by the International […]

Tokyo Olympics, Paralympics get new dates

KUALA LUMPUR: The Tokyo Olympics will now be held from July 23 to Aug 8 next year, exactly a year from the original dates planned earlier (July 24, 2020). The organisers, who confirmed this today, said the Paralympics will be from Aug 24 to Sept 5, 2021. The new dates were agreed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), International […]