NILAI, Sept 18 — The Malaysia para-cycling team turned heads again with their clean sweep of 12 gold medals at the 9th Asean Para Games.
The para-cycling squad finished their campaign by winning all five gold medals contested at the National Velodrome here today.
Yesterday, they had a seven gold-medal haul.
The final gold medal was won by Zuhairie Ahmad Tarmizi in the 4,000m Individual Pursuit (CF).
Zuhairie, a former T-Team footballer, clocked 5:06.968 to beat Philippines representative Bucay Eustaquio Arthus (5:5.594), who took home the silver.
The bronze went to an Indonesian, Sufyan Saori (5:47.044).
27-year-old Zuhairie from Maran lost his hand in 2012 in a sugar cane machine accident. He joined para-cycling in 2014.
