Azeem seventh fastest, advances to NCAA quarters
Azeem finished third in his heat after clocking 10.26 seconds. T'Mars Mccallum of Tennessee won the heat in 10.16s while Jamarion Stubbs of Alabama was second (10.18s).
Azeem's timing was the seventh fastest among 47 sprinters in the event. Only the top-24 made the cut for the quarterfinals which will be held tomorrow (May 30).
Malaysia Athletics (MA) technical director John Ballard was pleased with Azeem's performance.
"He is in a good frame of mind and we hope he will continue to do well in the quarter-finals," said the Australian coach.
The semi-finals and final will be held next week.
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