Azeem to start racing for four flat CGPA after bronze feat


I did it mum and dad!: Mohd Azeem Fahmi reacts after finishing third in the 100m race. — S.S. KANESAN/ The Star

MOHD AZEEM Fahmi will turn into a bookworm after emerging as Asia’s third best sprinter.

On Saturday, the 19-year-old became the country’s first medal winner in 41 years at the Asian Games by taking a bronze in the men’s 100m with a time of 10.11s behind first-placed Xie Zhenye from China (9.97s) and Puripol Boonson from Thailand (10.02s).

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