PETALING JAYA: Abdul Latif Romly delivered the third gold for Malaysia by breaking the world record – not once but three times – in the men's F20 long jump final at the Paralympics in Rio de Janerio, Brazil on Sunday. Abdul Latif, the Malaysian flag bearer and the youngest in the contingent, faulted his first attempt but made no mistake when he jumped to 7.47m in his next attempt. That was enough for the Perlis-born athlete to break the previous world mark of 7.37m set by Jose Exposito of Spain in 2003. Abdul Latif is ranked second in the world in his category and, together with Ridzuan, was one of Malaysia's two gold medallists at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar, last year. At the Sarawak Sukma in Kuching in July, Abdul Latif competed against the able-bodied athletes and beat them all to the gold with a leap of 7.46m.

Source: The Star September 11, 2016 15:46 UTC