Ridzuan living up to his 'Mr Dash' nickname with historic golden feat


At the Rio Paralympics, Mohd Ridzuan Mohd Puzi bolted to the finish line in 12.07 in the men’s T36 (cerebral palsy) 100m final ahead of Yang Yifei of China (12.20) and Rodrigo Parreira da Silva of Brazil (12.54).

PETALING JAYA: Paralympic sprinter Mohd Ridzuan Mohd Puzi is a man of few words, preferring to let his action speak for itself.

And that’s exactly what he did by living up to his nickname – “Mr Dash”.

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