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Malaysia wins first gold in Tokyo Paralympics
BERNAMA
28/8/2021
TOKYO: National powerlifting champion Bonnie Bunyau Gustin pulled off an amazing feat when he won the first gold medal for Malaysia on the fourth day of the Tokyo Paralympic Games today.
What was more impressive was that the Sarawakian, who was born in Serian, also broke the Paralympics record of 227kg set by Rasool Mohsin from Iraq in the Rio 2016 Paralympics when he lifted 228kg in his third attempt on the first day of the sport.
However, Bonnie did not better his own world record of 230kg that he set at the 11th Fazza Dubai Powerlifting World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last June, when he failed to lift 231kg in his fourth attempt.
The silver medal was won by Egyptian athlete Mahmoud Attia while the bronze went to Micky Yule of Great Britain.
Emas Pertama Dari Paralympic Tokyo 2020
— #TeamMALAYSIA (@AtletMalaysia) August 28, 2021
Padu!!!! Bonnie Bunyau pic.twitter.com/RkJLAFgKLH
Reaksi pemenang pingat emas 🥇 pertama Kontinjen Paralimpik Negara di temasya Paralimpik Tokyo 2020 dalam acara powerlifting - 72kg Bonnie Bunyau Gustin.#Paralympics#Tokyo2020@BuletinTV3 pic.twitter.com/1MuRBP6jNV
— Hasnida Hanim Ahmad Kamil TV3 (@hanimNewsMPB) August 28, 2021
