Para athlete Ridzuan ready to take on the world after winning Asian-level award


Well done: Mohamad Ridzuan Puzi receiving a certificate from the UAE Paralympic Committee president Mohamed Alhameli in Dubai on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Winning an award at the Asian level has whetted the appetite of national para athlete Mohamad Ridzuan Puzi to achieve more on the world stage.

On Tuesday, Ridzuan was grinning from ear to ear after receiving an award for the 2018 Best Asian Male Para Athlete in Dubai for breaking the world record in men’s 100m T36 (cerebral palsy) and Asian Para Games long jump record during the meet in Jakarta last October.

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