Recently, the Tokyo Paralympics topic has taken the internet by storm because of the disqualification for one of the greatest Malaysian athletes that participate in T20 classification shot put events. The particular Malaysian athlete is actually none other than Muhammad Ziyad bin Zolkefli. To ease the tension, our own ‘The Pocket Rocketman’ that is Azizulhasni Awang has posted on his own Facebook social media platform to congratulate and advise Ziyad Zolkefli.
In the Facebook post that he stated, “I would like to congratulate my friend Ziyad Zolkefli on his outstanding performance in breaking the world record set at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. It is already on paper that Ziyad is the champion and even breaking the world record is not an easy task”. He really pours his heart out to praise his friend.
He also said towards Ziyad Zolkefli, “I hope Ziyad is patient with the test he has to face now, of course, it is not an easy decision to accept. I really understand Ziyad’s feelings because I myself have won the Gold medal at the New Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games before”.
He then added that this is what they as athletes have to face in the sports world as many unexpected things could happen. It does not matter whose at fault, sometimes it can be their own mistakes, and sometimes it can be the mistakes of the opponent. It can also be a mistake because it always happens in the world of sports. Humans do not run away from making mistakes.
He ended the post by saying, “Don’t give up and keep moving forward. Everything that happens is God’s provision and there may be great wisdom behind it. We Malaysians all know that Ziyad is the real champion and the gold medal has been snatched away”.
Sources: Facebook Azizulhasni Awang.