Para shot putter’s Tokyo dreams in tatters


KUALA LUMPUR: Para shot putter Mohd Aliff Mohd Awi’s dreams of making his debut in the Tokyo Paralympics next year are as good as over – he tore a ligament in his right knee last month and has to undergo surgery.

The Negri Sembilan athlete, who featured in the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) last November, will need about six months to recover.

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