KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has expressed hope to hear the national anthem Negaraku to be played and the Jalur Gemilang to be hoisted as many times as possible at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

       He said he believed that with strong determination and all the training that had been done, there was no reason Malaysian Paralympic athletes could not shine at the prestigious Paralympics.

       "The country is counting on you (athletes). In Rio 2016 (Paralympic Games), we bagged three gold medals and one bronze. That means the Negaraku was played three times in Rio.

       "If possible, I wish to see the Malaysian flag be hoisted and to hear Negaraku be played as many times as possible in Tokyo,” he said during a virtual pep talk with Malaysian Paralympic athletes today. - Bernama

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