KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Youth and Sports Minister Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johar was left in awe of para track cyclist Zuhairie Ahmad Tarmizi’s success in delivering Malaysia’s first gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games in Japan today.
Zuhairie clinched gold in the men’s 1,000-metre time trial in the C5 (physical impairment) category, clocking 1 minute 5.361 seconds in the final at the Izu Velodrome in Shizuoka.
“Our hero delivers the first gold medal in the men’s 1,000m time trial C4-5 event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games.
“Thank you for your fighting spirit and unwavering determination. The whole country is proud of you,” he said in an Instagram post today.
