TOKYO: National boccia athlete, Chew Wei Lun(pix) won silver in the final of the mixed individual BC1 (physical impairment) category at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, today.

Wei Lun, who made history by becoming the first Malaysian athlete to compete in the sport of boccia on the Paralympic stage, lost to defending champion from Rio 2016, David Smith of Great Britain, 2-4, in the final at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre.