Asian Para Games: Two world records, seven gold for Malaysia

After two days without a gold medal to show for at the 2018 Asian Para Games, Malaysia came out flying on Tuesday as they bagged seven gold medals, in which two set new world records.

Ridzuan Puzi, who won gold at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, clocked 11.87s in the men's 100m T36 (cerebral palsy) to erase the previous record of 11.90s, which was set by Russia's Evgenii Shvetcov in the IPC World Paralympic Championship in Lyon, France in 2013.

"I want thank my coach, the Olympic Council of Malaysia, the National Sports Institute as well as my parents for their support and encouragement," he was quoted saying by Bernama.

BREAKING: Ridzuan Puzi telah berjaya memenangi Emas 100m Men T36 dengan catatan masa 11.87s yang juga merupakan rekod baru dunia!#KamiLuarBiasa #SpiritInMotion pic.twitter.com/HnExygDIz5
— MISIM Di #AsianParaGames2018 (@MISIM_MY) October 9, 2018

Fellow Paralympian gold medalist Abdul Latif Romly also lived up to his top billing by clearing 7.64m, in the men's long jump T20 (learning disability) to rewrite his own record of 7.60m set in 2016.

"Thank God, I was able to perform beyond my own expectation and set my own new world record," said the Perlis-born long jumper.

BREAKING: Latif Romly terbang tinggi lagi! 7.64 untuk pingat Emas dan rekod dunia baru!#KamiLuarBiasa #SpiritInMotion pic.twitter.com/m8iqtcmOsX
— MISIM Di #AsianParaGames2018 (@MISIM_MY) October 9, 2018

Earlier in the day, Siti Noor Iasah began Malaysia's gold rush in the women's 400m T20 event before Nasharuddin Mohamed delivered number two in the same event for the men's category.

Para-cyclists Nur Azlia Syafinaz Zais (and pilot Nurul Suhada Zainal) and Zuhairie Ahmad Tarmizi were victorious in the women's category B road race and the men's C5 road race respectively.

Malaysia also won gold in the mixed singles TPB9 tenpin bowling through Abu Bakar Nyatand.

The para-athletes' achievements on the fourth day of the 2018 Asian Para Games took Malaysia's overall medal haul to seven gold, eight silver and 13 bronze, while China were still leading the way with 78 gold, 36 silver and 29 bronze.