Azeem and Khairul race into semis as veteran Zaidatul makes final

On a roll: Zaidatul Husniah clocking 11.56 in the 100m heats to make it to the final.

PETALING JAYA: It’s the big day for sprinter Mohd Azeem Fahmi as he showed his intent by racing into the semi-finals of the men’s 100m event as the fifth fastest qualifier at the Asian Championships in Bangkok yesterday.

The 19-year-old Azeem, seeking to be the first Malaysian to go under 10s, won heat four with a time of 10.24s while Lee Hong Kit of Hong Kong came in second (10.46), followed by Oman’s Anwar Ali Al Balushi (10.61).