Ahmad Faizal orders National Sports Council to probe Ziyad gold medal withdrawal


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The National Sports Council has been ordered to investigate and obtain an initial report on the withdrawal of the gold medal from national shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu (pic) said he also ordered the council and the Malaysian Paralympic Council to set up a committee to look into the incident as a whole.

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