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Malaysian Sprinter Azeem Mohd Fahmi Shines in Yellow Jacket Invitational

Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi the national sprint champion started the new season impressively by winning gold and bronze medals in Atlanta, Georgia. Competing in the Yellow Jacket Invitational championship representing Auburn University, Azeem secured third place in the men’s 100m with a time of 10.38 seconds.

He then contributed to his team’s victory in the men’s 4x100m relay clocking an impressive time of 38.74s. This event marked Azeem first outdoor competition this year having participated in indoor meets since January. Despite observing fasting during Ramadan, Azeem remains focused on training to achieve his goal of qualifying for the Paris Olympics in July.

He aims to clock 10 seconds or better and secure a spot among the top 48 runners globally. The last Malaysian athletes to compete in the respective events at the Olympics were Watson Nyambek in the men’s 100m and Nazmizan Muhammad in the men’s 200m.

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