Siti Noor Iasah pride of family

JOHOR BAHRU: The fighting spirit of national paralympic athlete, Siti Noor Iasah Mohamad Ariffin who gave her all is the pride of her family despite having to run in rainy weather during the women’s 400m T20 (learning difficulties) final at the Tokyo Paralympic Games yesterday. Her husband Muhammad Hafiz Abu Bakar, 38, who is also […]

Powerlifting: Grassroots programmes needed to scout for young talents

TOKYO: A drastic action to intensify grassroots powerlifting programmes should be organised to ensure the success of the two Malaysian athletes at the Tokyo Paralympic Games will continue to persist in the future. The national powerlifting camp had indeed displayed excellent performance after Bonnie Bunyau Gustin who contested in the men’s 72-kg category created history […]

Tokyo Paralympic organisers to weigh allowing spectators at Games on Monday

MOSCOW: Tokyo Paralympic organisers and the International Paralympic Committee will hold a meeting on Monday to decide on allowing spectators at the venues during the games. The Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games will take place from August 24 to September 5, two weeks after the conclusion of the Summer Olympic Games which ended on August […]