HANGZHOU: National sprinter Ridzuan Puzi missed the chance to defend the men’s 100m T36 (physical impairment) title in the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games when he was disqualified for a false start this morning.
The Perlis athlete, also known as Dekwan, 36, will return home without a medal after he also failed to defend his long jump T36 title on Tuesday, when he finished sixth.
The 100m event was won by China’s Deng Peicheng, who clocked 11.80s, followed by compatriot Yang Yifei (12.15s) and Japan’s Takeru Matsumoto of Japan (12.38s).
Ridzuan won the 100m T36 in the 2016 Rio Paralympics.