National long jumper Datuk Abdul Latif Romly will be the last Malaysian competing in athletics at the Paris Paralympics and one can expect a strong finish.
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00:00All eyes will be on Malaysia's long jumper Datuk Abdul Latif Romley at the Paris Paralympic
00:08Games in the wee hours of Sunday, Malaysian time.
00:13One can expect a strong finish from the 27-year-old who is eyeing his third straight gold medal,
00:20and a place in history to be the greatest of all time in the men's long jump T20 event
00:26for persons with learning disabilities.
00:29Abdul Latif said his wife and mother-in-law are in Paris, and they will give him the extra
00:34motivation to perform well in the final.
00:37He said his focus has not wavered, and despite the long wait to compete, he added that he
00:43knows he can give his best in the Games.
00:46He said he had only set his target to win gold with another world record.
00:50His coach Mohamed Shahrol Amri said the team hoped that he will be injury-free in the final.
00:56He said they hoped that Abdul Latif can complete all his jumps and go for a distance of 7.5
01:03metres and above.
01:05Abdul Latif is the current holder of the world record of 7.64 metres.
01:11The four-time world champion has won gold in the 2016 Rio Paralympics and 2020 Tokyo
01:18Paralympics.
01:20If Abdul Latif wins gold, Malaysia will equal its medal haul of three gold medals in Tokyo.