Swimming: Nur Syaiful smashes Asian Para Games record to bag 100m breaststroke gold


PETALING JAYA: Para swimmer Nur Syaiful Zulkifli smashed the Asian Para Games record to deliver the first gold for the Malaysian contingent in Hangzhou on Monday (Oct 23).

The 28-year-old from Sarawak clocked 1:46.78s to win the men's SB4 100m breaststroke final at the HOC Aquatic Sports Arena.

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