The kings are back!
Malaysia’s Paralympic contingent officially touched down at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport this afternoon, and they were given a heroic welcome at the Kompleks Bunga Raya!
Extra attention was visibly focused on Malaysia’s four medalist – Ridzuan Puzi (T36 100m Gold), Abdul Latif Romly (T20 Long Jump Gold), Ziyad Zolkefli (T20 Shot Put Gold) and Siti Noor Radiah – all of whom were brimming with joy and pride, having made history at Rio de Janeiro.
As soon as their aircraft touched down at KLIA, they were given the customary ‘water salute’ – to the roar of excited fans within Kompleks Bunga Raya.
Selamat pulang ke tanahair wira wirawati paralimpik negara! Welcome home to Malaysia! @yardzolkefli @latifromly #TeamMalaysia #klia pic.twitter.com/F7kQpiu5fM
— Malaysia Airports (@MY_Airports) September 22, 2016
Our golden boys! #gold #teammalaysia #ParalympicsRio2016 @latifromly @yardzolkefli @KBSMalaysia @MSNMALAYSIA @Khairykj @smnasarudin pic.twitter.com/zBAvt2AcR8
— Malaysia Airports (@MY_Airports) September 22, 2016
Siti Noor Radiah, pemenang pingat Gangsa, Lompat Jauh Wanita (T20) dan rekod baharu Sukan Para Asia. 😁 #KamiTeamMalaysia #KamiLuarBiasa pic.twitter.com/dL0E9Dx59K
— Team Malaysia (@TeamMsia) September 22, 2016
The athletes disembarked and were immediately ferried to their families, who were given exclusive access into a special waiting area on the tarmac. Malaysian Youth and Sports minister, Khairy Jamaluddin was also present to give the athletes a warm embrace!
Balik nangis apa lagi champ?! Senyum sikit! #SelamatPulangWira pic.twitter.com/RUtgeOxt0B
— Nizam 🇲🇾 (@NizamArchibald) September 22, 2016
@Khairykj memeluk erat wira emas #paralimpik #Rio2016 #SelamatPulangWira pic.twitter.com/eFgzwj3P09
— Hisham 🇲🇾 (@BroJinggo) September 22, 2016
Shortly after, they were brought inside Kompleks Bunga Raya, where they were given a heroic welcome by Dato’ Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, the Malaysian Prime Minister himself!
YBM @Khairykj, PM DS @NajibRazak di Majlis Sambutan Kepulangan Atlet Paralimpik Rio #SelamatPulangWira pic.twitter.com/lpdlXFtchp
— Hisham 🇲🇾 (@BroJinggo) September 22, 2016
Najib also went on to deliver a speech, before announcing that Siti Noor Radiah would be receiving RM200,000 instead of RM100,000 for winning a bronze medal for the country. As soon as the ceremony in KLIA was done, all the athletes got into a specially-designed bus and headed towards Kuala Lumpur City Centre!
In the next 30 mins, be on a lookout for this bus on the streets of KLCC & Pavilion. 🇲🇾 #KamiLuarBiasa pic.twitter.com/f5pLE20fo0
— Nasarudin Nasimuddin (@smnasarudin) September 22, 2016
Needless to say, there were tonnes of Malaysians on the streets to publicly celebrate our Paralympic heroes!
Amazing crowd in KLCC supporting our Paralympic heroes! #KamiLuarBiasa pic.twitter.com/ySYvxXjPdC
— Regina Lee (@reginalah) September 22, 2016
Sambutan luar biasa di KLCC untuk wira kita! #SelamatPulangWira pic.twitter.com/LOHIdu8T5U
— Nizam 🇲🇾 (@NizamArchibald) September 22, 2016
The athletes travelled past KLCC and Pavillion, before eventually reaching their final destination – Malaysian Paralympic Sports Excellence Centre.
Rombongan tiba di Pusat Kecemerlangan Sukan Paralimpik Msia, Kg Pandan. #paralimpik #kamiluarbiasa @501Awani pic.twitter.com/hhOTaHMF2m
— Israr Khalid (@israrkhalids) September 22, 2016
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