Azeem gets the nod for Olympic wild card

Malaysia’s Mohd Fahmi Azeem celebrate after won the bronze medal in 100m final at Hangzhou Olympic stadium during the 19th Asian Games in China yesterday..30/09//2023/S.S.Kanesan/The Star.

KUALA LUMPUR: National sprinter Mohd Azeem Fahmi has been granted the sole universality ticket, also known as wild card, for the Paris Olympics.

The Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) selection panel today picked the 20-year-old to go for his Olympic debut in Paris over track queen Shereen Samson Vallabouy.