Muhammad Ziyad first came to prominence at the 2012
London Paralympic Games, winning the bronze medal with a throw of 15.21m in the men's
F20 shot put event. He won Malaysia's only gold medal at the 2013
World Para Athletics Championships in
Lyon, and was recognised for his achievements as the National Paralympian Sportsman of the Year at the
Anugerah Sukan Negara. At the
2016 Rio Paralympic Games, Muhammad Ziyad again represented Malaysia and won the gold medal in the shot put event, setting a new world record of 16.84m. At the world championships in London the following year, he surpassed himself to again set the world record, throwing a distance of 17.29m. He won silver at the 2024 Paralympic held in
Paris with a record of 17.18m.
2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games At the
2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, Muhammad Ziyad represented Malaysia and won the gold medal in the
shot put event, again breaking the world record with a 17.94 m throw during his third round in the final. He had initially arrived at the call room three minutes past his allocated time, but was allowed to compete. However, following an appeal from the
Ukrainian team, both he and two other competitors were disqualified, invalidating the record. The ruling was upheld despite the athletes arguing that they did not recognise the relevant announcement as it was in a language they did not understand. Following his disqualification, Ukraine's
Maksym Koval was awarded the gold medal and
the world record. The decision was met with outcry, particularly from Malaysians. The hashtag #Ziyad trended on
Twitter, with anger directed towards Koval and the
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