Azeem sprints to 100m gold in India
It was a double boost for Malaysia as 18-year-old Danish Iftikhar Roslee ran 10.50 to take bronze in the blue riband event, though it was shy of his personal best of 10.47.
Sri Lanka's Chamod Yodhasinghe claimed silver in 10.43.
Azeem, 21, who posted 10.35 for fourth place at last month's World University Games in Germany, won his morning heat in 10.48.
Danish was third in his heat in 10.64sec.
In the women's 100m, veteran Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli, the national record-holder, clocked 11.97 to finish third in her heat, while compatriot Nur Aishah Rufina Aling was fifth in 12.14.
Zaidatul skipped the final.
Sabah's Pengiran Aidil Auf Hajam missed out on the men's 200m final after placing fifth in his heat in 21.95. Wan Fazri Wan Zahari, with a personal best of 1:47.64, ran 1:50.27 for seventh in the men's 800m.
National coach Manshahar Abdul Jalil was pleased with Azeem's victory, despite the relatively weak field.
"His time was slower than his national record of 10.09 and his season's best of 10.20," said Manshahar.
"But youngster Danish did well to take bronze. It's a good boost for his future."
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