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A job well done: Irfan Shamsuddin posing with his gold medal after winning the discuss throw at the Morodok Techo National Stadium. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

MALAYSIA’S fixed deposit in athletics, discus thrower Irfan Shamsuddin, delivered his sixth consecutive gold as promised, but not before a furore over a wrong call.

Irfan was livid after his first throw, potentially a new SEA Games record, was readjusted due to a technical error at the Morodok Techo National Stadium.

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