Paralympian stripped of gold medal for being 3 minutes late to competition

Malaysian shot putter Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli appeared to have won gold in the shot put in the F20 class at the Paralympics Games in Tokyo. But after the victory on Tuesday, he was disqualified because he had shown up late for the competition.

International Paralympic Committee spokesman Craig Spence said Zolkefli and two others - who did not reach the podium - were allowed to compete under protest after they failed to appear on time for the event. "They were late, they may have had a logical reason for being late, and therefore we allowed them to compete and look at the facts of the matter afterward," Spence said.