Siti Noor Radiah bags bronze in Paralympics long jump


File pic of Siti Noor Radiah at 2014 Asian Games

PETALING JAYA: Siti Noor Radiah leapt to a surprise bronze medal in the women’s T20 (intellectual disability) long jump final at the Rio Paralympics to give the nation an inspiring Malaysia Day gift.

The 22-year-old Siti Radiah soared to 5.20m on her third attempt at the Rio Olympic Stadium yesterday to improve on her own Asian record of 5.10m set at the Asian Games two years ago.

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