Lessons to learn for Fazri despite winning race
PETALING JAYA: National middle distance runner Wan Mohd Fazri Wan Zahari (pic) was two seconds slower than his personal best but he knows every start is a lesson for better things.
The Universiti Malaya (UM) student won the 800m by clocking 1:52.16 at the Super Series MA International Meet in Stadium Merdeka on Sunday.
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