Amir has new task to form solid 400m runners after success with Azeem


Motivated: Coach Amir Izwan Tan Abdullah is hoping for better results at the Thailand SEA Games. At the last Games in Cambodia, (from left) S. Tharshan, Umar Osman, Mohd Firdaus Mohd Zemi and Abdul Wafi Roslan won a bronze medal in the 4x400m.

PETALING JAYA: Sprint coach Amir Izwan Tan Abdullah has been given a new challenge - to turn middle distance runners into stars.

And Amir is up to it, after all, he has proven himself by guiding men’s 100m sensation Mohd Azeem Fahmi into stardom.

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