23-07-2025
Azeem finishes fourth in men's 100m at Universiade
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's fastest man, Azeem Fahmi, came close to the podium at the World University Games in Bochum, Germany yesterday.
The Perakian, who holds the national record of 10.09 seconds, finished fourth in the men's 100m final after clocking 10.35.
South African Joy Walaza Bayanda won the gold (10.16), Thailand's Puripol Boonson (10.22) bagged the silver and Japan's Hiroki Yanagita (10.23) took the bronze.
Azeem, who is studying at Auburn University, United States, has a season best of 10.20,
Sea Games champion Umar Osman clocked 47.10 to finish seventh in the men's 400m semi-finals and failed to qualify for the final.
Sea Games bronze medallist Farrell Glenn Felix Jurus of University of Malaysia Sabah, recorded 2.08m to finish sixth in the men's high jump qualifying rounds. He finished overall 14th out of 23 participants.
