The incident cost Ziyad the gold medal and a possible new world record.

The Malaysian Para Athletics Association (POPM) said today it had no intention of pursuing the matter against both men.

Instead, it said, it stood in high esteem of Ziyad and his coach’s sense of accountability, and expressed the hope that they be given the opportunity to compete in other future events.

“We will always remind the team management, including the coaches and athletes, to take note of the date and registration time, either before a championship begins or when the championship has begun,” it said in a statement.

On Friday, the youth and sports ministry said the internal investigation committee formed to investigate the incident and provide closure to the duo’s punctuality controversy, had concluded that they failed to show proof that they had arrived at the call room on time.

Ziyad, 31, the Rio 2016 gold medallist, was classified as “Did not start” (DNS) although he was allowed to proceed with his throws, which included a new world mark of 17.94m in the F20 ((intellectual disability) event.

However, he was stripped of the gold medal following an objection from the Ukrainian team, whose athlete Maksym Koval was declared the winner with a throw of 17.34m, erasing the world record of 17.29m set by Ziyad at the London World Para Athletics Championship in 2017.