Jaganathan: Rivals trying to upset us by saying we are favourites


Behold the Olympic Stadium: The venue for the athletics competition of the Paralympics and the place where (inset from left) Muhammad Ziyad (shot putt), Abdul Latif (long jump) and Ridzuan (100m) hope to turn it into a happy hunting ground. — AP

PETALING JAYA: A psychological war is going on in athletics at the Paralympics but chief coach R. Jaganathan is cool about it.

With Malaysia having three gold medal winners from the last Games in Rio de Janeiro in their rank, their rivals are heaping undue pressure by saying Jaganathan’s boys are the favourites while keeping their cards close to heart.

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