Azeem eyes faster times after stunning older sprinters


KUALA LUMPUR: Teenager Muhd Azeem Mohd Fahmi stole (pic) the show at the tracks during the Asean School Games in Semarang, Indonesia.

The 15-year-old Form Three student of SMK Gunung Rapat in Perak upstaged the 18-year-old sprinters to win gold in the 200m with a time of 21.63.

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