Ridzuan And Ziyad Singing The Negaraku Is What Every Malaysian Needs To See Right Now
Thank you, Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi and Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli. <3
By Sadho Ram — 11 Sep 2016, 12:59 PM
Last night, as Malaysia slept, Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi crossed the finish line in just 12.07s to win the T36 100M final
And Ridzuan gave Malaysia more than its first-ever Paralympic Gold
Keringat dan air matanya hanya untuk negara. #RidzuanPuzi, wira Malaysia. #KamiLuarBiasa
— KBS (@KBSMalaysia) September 11, 2016
: @bernamadotcom pic.twitter.com/UnAAx5jU3Q
He made Malaysia's decades-long dream come true, by giving us a chance to hear the 'Negaraku' being played in the Paralympics
The significance of the 'Negaraku' was only doubled when it was played again after Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli won the second gold:
To say these were special moments would be an understatement
— Khairy Jamaluddin (@Khairykj) September 10, 2016
#Negaraku x2 #AyuhMalaysiaku #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/2EvvDjah7p
— Muhammad Hilmi. (@hilmihisham) September 10, 2016
As several Malaysians took to Twitter to express their incredible joy:
Honestly, I can't hold my tears back when 'Negaraku' echoed in Rio for the 2nd time. Thank you Ziyad and Ridzuan! https://t.co/B0aJKdvsey
— Norman Goh (@imnormgoh) September 11, 2016
Negaraku at Rio Paralympics. Twice. #Rio2016Paralympics
— Afiq Azizan (@afqazizan) September 11, 2016
When Ridzuan took the podium for Negaraku, even those who were watching from their smartphones stood in the middle of their bedroom. Pride.
— Mutella (@mumuedstar) September 11, 2016
If you didn't cry after hear Negaraku played at Rio, you are not Malaysian enough.
— J (@itsmackingjay) September 11, 2016
Ziyad Zolkefli and Ridzuan Puzi, take a bow!! 2 GOLD MEDALS FOR MALAYSIA! 'Negaraku' finally made its showcase in Rio. #GoForGold
— Dev Sachdev (@MahdevSS) September 11, 2016
I am literally shed tears out of joy having our two paralympians made our #Negaraku at #Rio2016.
— al-Serembani Studio (@serembani) September 11, 2016
Despites of many obstacles, we do have hope