Malaysia's appeal to the World Para Athletics to overturn Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli's disqualification from the Shot Put F20 event at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games was unsuccessful.
According to Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Ti Lian Ker, Malaysia will lodge further appeals at the International Paralympics Council to recognise Ziyad's participation and record their results.
"However, the appeal can only be lodged after the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games have concluded. For now, we are forced to accept the decision," he said.
Ziyad and fellow athletes from Ukraine and Australia were marked as "did not start (DNS)" for the event yesterday after failing to appear at the call room at the scheduled time.
