Title : Ziyad's coach says it's his fault
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Ziyad's coach says it's his fault
At Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in SEPANG, Bernama reported national shot put coach Faizol Harun has taken full responsibility for Ziyad Zolkefli’s disqualification at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
Faizol said that as the athlete’s coach, he was the one closest to Ziyad during the Games.
“To all parties looking for who is guilty in this matter, I, as Ziyad’s coach and the one closest to him, am responsible for what happened.
“Don’t point fingers at others,” he told a media conference upon returning with the national contingent at KLIA here today.
He also denied any sabotage in the matter, adding instead that it was a technical mistake while insisting that he and Ziyad arrived at the call room on time.
On Aug 31, Ziyad, 31, was denied the gold medal in the men’s shot put F20 (intellectual impairment) category at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo despite throwing a distance of 17.94m, which was a new world record.
He was, however, classified as Did Not Start (DNS) following a protest by the Ukraine team, who claimed that Ziyad was late to enter the call room.
Ukraine’s Maksym Koval was announced as the gold medallist with a throw of 17.34m, breaking Ziyad’s world record of 17.29m that he had set at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in London.
Faizol, however, said he had no proof to show that Ziyad arrived at the call room on time since no one was allowed to take video recordings or photographs there.
“We reached on time and the Ukraine coach was still there. I don’t know why he was there. Actually, like me, I sent Ziyad there and then I went into the competition venue because I knew he had arrived at the call room and he was safe,” he explained.
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| Prepared by Nazura Othman, Permadu Malaysia Senior Reporter |
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