Sports/Leisure

A one-legged secondary Chinese student has won the hearts of his classmates and the nation after “running” 1,000m as part of his school entrance examinations. And he ran around his school track in a competitive time too.

Warga emas serta orang kelainan upaya (OKU) bersama kira-kira 1,500 peserta lain memeriahkan program Sukan Wanita dan Veteran di Taman Rekreasi Durian Daun, Masjid Tanah, di Alor Gajah pagi tadi.

Living without legs is not an obstacle for Mohamad Fakrulradzi Zahari as he continues pursuing his hobby and dream to be a professional skateboarder.

The 22-year-old, who had both his legs amputated just above the knee when he was six, said he was determined to become one of the few disabled pro skaters in the world.

Football-obsessed Myan­mar teen Kaung Khant Lin roots for Manchester United, worships Lionel Messi and was honoured as the best player in a recent tournament.

Mokti Mahmud has never let losing his left arm in a work accident deter him from doing anything that he puts his mind to. Manoeuvring a sampan through shallow waters with the weight of two passengers and their luggage sounds like heavy lifting but the formidable 44-year-old does it with ease and a bright smile.

A bocce tournament brought together 70 intellectually disabled people from different community centres in Malaysia. Individual Mentally Challenged Training Centre for Special Needs (IMC) founder Raaginee Shalesh said the tournament was the result of a year’s training, and a platform to identify students’ level of skill in bocce to participate in the upcoming Special Olympics.

For Andrew Gurza, sex is serious business ― his business. Through his work as a disability awareness consultant, he advocates for disabled people and attempts to destroy stigma about disability, including as it pertains to sexuality.