TOKYO − National boccia player, Chew Wei Lun, is one step away from marking his Paralympic debut with a gold medal after qualifying for the final tomorrow.
Wei Lun booked his spot in the final after downing world number 18, Andre Ramos of Portugal, 9-5 in the semi-finals of the mixed individual BC1 (physical impairment) category in the Tokyo Paralympics at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre here today.
The Malaysian, however, can expect a stiff challenge in the final as he will be up against Great Britain’s defending champion and world number one, David Smith, who defeated Brazilian Jose Carlos Chagas de Oliveira 7-4 in the other semi-final.
The gold-medal showdown will take place at 4.50 pm local time (3.50 pm Malaysian time).
Earlier in the afternoon, world number 11 Wei Lun had defeated China’s Qi Zhang 4-2 in the quarterfinals.
With his semi-final win, Wei Lun has now gone six matches unbeaten, including in his four Group B games, since Saturday. – Bernama, August 31, 2021
