Malaysian Swimmer Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli To Compete In 50 Metre Finals At Tokyo Paralympics
The Sarawakian books his spot in the finals after finishing fifth overall.
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Another Malaysian athlete has a chance to compete for gold at the Tokyo Paralympic Games today as national swimmer Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli has qualified in the men’s S5 (physical impairment) 50 metre freestyle final.
The event is scheduled to take place at 6.29 am local time.
Bernama reported that the 26-year-old qualified after he finished third in the first heat with a time of 33.46 seconds and fifth overall in two qualifying heats.
The Sarawakian swimmer was quoted saying that he was very satisfied to qualify and would try to show a better performance by at least improving on his personal best of 33.20 seconds that he achieved in the London Paralympic Games in 2019.
I wanted to save energy for this evening, that’s why I was a bit behind in the beginning. God willing, I will do my best.
Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli via Bernama
This is the second time that he will be competing in the finals, after he finished seventh in the S5 100m freestyle event on Thursday, finishing the race with 1:15.12, beating previous best of 1:15.39 that he set in London in 2019.
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