Ziyad smashes world record in men's shot put in London games
- 7 years ago
Malaysia's para athlete Muhamad Ziyad Zolkefli smashed another world record in the men's shot put F20 event at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championship in London yesterday.
At the event held in the evening at the London Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Muhammad Ziyad threw a distance of 17.29m to rewite his own previous world record of 16.84m set at last year's Rio Paralympic Games in Brazil.
The silver medal was won by Ecuador's Stalin David Mosquera with a distance of 16.61m, while 2012 Paralympics gold medallist Tod Hodgetts of Australia claimed the bronze with a throw of 15.94m.
At the event held in the evening at the London Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Muhammad Ziyad threw a distance of 17.29m to rewite his own previous world record of 16.84m set at last year's Rio Paralympic Games in Brazil.
The silver medal was won by Ecuador's Stalin David Mosquera with a distance of 16.61m, while 2012 Paralympics gold medallist Tod Hodgetts of Australia claimed the bronze with a throw of 15.94m.