l Oldest swimmer Rusdianto splashes to another success


PETALING JAYA: Rusdianto Rusmawi (pic) may be the oldest swimmer in the team but he stepped up to deliver the first swimming gold for Malaysia in the Asean Para Games yesterday.

Rusdianto, 33, splashed to gold after clocking 30.54s to beat two Vietnamese swimmers in the men’s S8 50m butterfly final at the 80th Birthday Anniversary Stadium’s Aquatic Center in Nakhon Ratchasima.

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