Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli entered the final after ranking seventh in total. ― Bernama pic Follow us on Instagram and subscribe to our Telegram channel to get the latest updates.

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Tokyo, August 26-After experiencing a disappointment in yesterday’s first race, national swimmer Muhammad Nur Syaiful Zulkafli can now breathe a sigh of relief because he is eligible to participate in the S5 men’s 100m freestyle (physical disability) ) In the final. Today's Tokyo Paralympic Games.

The Paralympic rookie from the third lane won the third place in the first preliminaries of the Tokyo Aquatic Center with a time of 1 minute and 16.33 seconds.

The 26-year-old athlete from Sarawak entered the final after ranking seventh overall.

Only the eight best swimmers in today's two qualifiers can advance to the final.

The defending champion from Brazil, Daniel de Faria Dias (Daniel de Faria Dias) became the winner of the first Heat with a time of 1:13.02 seconds, and yesterday’s men’s 200m freestyle (S5) silver medalist Spain's Antoni Ponce Bertran finished second with a time of 1:13.33 seconds.

The final is scheduled to be held at 5pm today (4pm Malaysia time).

Yesterday, Nur Syaiful was cancelled due to a technical error to participate in the S5 men's 200m freestyle final because he was found to have tape on his left shoulder.

Nur Syaiful set a new Asian record in his qualifying preliminaries with a time of 2:56.78 seconds. The record is currently held by Thai swimmer Phuchit Aingchaiyaphum, who completed 2 points in 58.11 seconds in Melbourne, Australia last year.

He later revealed that he had to repair the tape because he felt pain after his left shoulder was injured since last Saturday, and then his participation was cancelled after being told by the referee that the use of tape was not allowed. -Bernama

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