A Paralympian was stripped of his gold medal after he won the men's shot put F20 because he had arrived three minutes late to the competition
But in shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli's case, his tardiness cost him a gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. The Malaysian athlete was stripped of his gold medal after he won the men's shot put F20 on Tuesday because he had arrived three minutes late to the competition.
As a result, Zolkefli's name was trending on Twitter, with some users lamenting his loss."You did your best. No need to say sorry champ. Comeback stronger our hero ziyad zolkefli," one user tweeted."So heartbreaking for Ziyad Zolkefli," said another. Others directed their anger at Ukraine's Maksym Koval, who had won silver but was awarded gold after Zolkefli's disqualification. Spence described the comments as"very abusive.""Ridiculous in my view.
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