Teen Azeem out to take on the speedsters


Mohd Azeem Mohd Fahmi

KUALA LUMPUR: He’s only 16 but Mohd Azeem Mohd Fahmi is out to challenge the national sprinters in the two-day Perak All-Comers 1 Athletics Championships, which has attracted more than 1,000 athletes to the Perak Stadium in Ipoh this weekend.

Ipoh boy Azeem has a personal best of 10.57 in the 100m and his coach Mohd Amir Izwan Tan Abdullah wants his prodigy to clock at least 10.60 against the senior sprinters to win a medal.

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