Johari vows to soldier on until newbies take over for Terengganu

Para shuttler Mohd Johari Sa'ad ( pic) has pledged to compete for Terengganu in the Para Sukma (Malaysia Games) for Terengganu until the new players are ready to take on the role.The 38-year old, who was awarded the bronze medal at the 2014 Asean Para Games in Singapore in the singles wheelchair for men (Wh 1.) race, participating for the sixth time in Sukma.

I began competing in Sukma in the year 2010. I have been awarded silver and bronze medals in the past competitions. I'm able to compete in the next three editions and I hope to achieve this. I would like to set an excellent role model for other players and I hope that there will be new players ready to replace me after I have put down my tennis racquet.Johari said.Johari who is an attendant at a petrol station in his home town Dungun was able to walk at 22 years old when the spinal cord of his back was injured in a traffic accident.

I was devastated following the accident, but I did meet the athletes at an inspirational camp and became inspired to play the sport of para badminton,Johari said. He defeated the Perak's Azizan Rahmat 21-4, 21-5 yesterday to claim his first win during this Games in order to maintain his hopes of winning medals alive.The wheelchair race can be played using a round-robin format with five players.In his first two games, Johari lost 9-21, 19-21, to Sarawak's Chung Hong Tsin and fell 10-21 12-21 against Selangor's Rahim Mohd Yusof.

I haven't been training for a long time , and I was thrilled to have won my first match this morning (yesterday). It's difficult to compete against those like Hong Tsin and Rahim, who train in full-time. But I'm determined to get the medal and I will give my best in the remaining games,said Johari, who will play Sarawak's Ashley Irenaeus next.He said to trusted online slot malaysia 2022.