Abdul Latif Romly wins fourth consecutive long jump gold at Asian Para Games

Datuk Abdul Latif Romly has successfully defended his T20 men's long jump title at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games. The 29-year-old Malaysian athlete secured the gold medal with a jump of 7.39 meters achieved during his third attempt at the Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.

This victory marks Romly's fourth consecutive gold medal in this event at the Asian Para Games, maintaining a winning streak that began at the 2014 Incheon edition and continued through Jakarta-Palembang 2018 and Hangzhou 2022. Romly, who holds the world record of 7.67 meters in the discipline, continues to demonstrate high-level international competitiveness.

In the competition, Hassan Dawshi of Saudi Arabia took the silver medal with a jump of 7.03 meters, while host nation athlete Kanta Kokubo earned the bronze with 6.98 meters. Other Malaysian participants included Eljoe Gotuoh, who finished fourth with 6.91 meters, and Nik Mohamad Rahmat Mohd Zahari, who placed seventh with 6.42 meters.