Paralympic champ Ridzuan wearing the exoskeleton that helps boost his performance. On the right is the inventor of the product, Dolcetti
The story of Mohd Ridzuan Mohd Puzi is one of triumph. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of one, Ridzuan, a van-driver’s son, has gone from flipping burgers in the sleepy border town of Padang Besar in Perlis to winning the nation’s first-ever gold medal at the Paralympics in Rio last year.
The 29-year-old clocked 12.07 seconds on the men’s T36 (cerebral palsy) 100m dash, breaking the record of 12.25 seconds held by Ukraine’s Roman Pavlyk since 2008.
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