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Maksym Koval (athlete)
Maksym Koval (born 12 December 1996) is a Ukrainian Paralympic athlete.[1] He made his first Paralympic appearance representing Ukraine at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[2] CareerHe clinched gold medal in the men's F20 shot put event during the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3] Initially the gold medal in the shot put event was awarded to Malaysia's Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli who also set a new world record twice, and broke the national record with a 17.94m throw during his 3rd throw at the final.[2] However, he was later disqualified for not showing up on the court on time and a Ukrainian official had also shown his dissent over the gold medal being initially awarded to Zolkefli.[4][5][6] Koval was awarded the gold medal.[7] The incident sparked public outcry in Malaysia, and Koval was subjected to social media abuse.[8] References
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