Para swimmer Nur Syaiful smashes Asian Para Games record twice as he delivers Malaysia's fifth gold


Record-breaking feat: Para swimmer Mohd Nur Syaiful Zulkafli's winning time was also faster than the Games record of 1:41.55s he just set in the heats in the morning.

PETALING JAYA: Para swimmer Mohd Nur Syaiful Zulkafli made a big splash by breaking the Asian Para Games record twice as he delivered the fifth gold for the Malaysian contingent in Aichi-Nagoya on Wednesday (Oct 21).

Nur Syaiful splashed to victory in 1:41.44s in the men's SB4 100m breaststroke final to claim the first gold for Malaysia in the swimming pool.

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