Sprinter Azeem narrowly misses national 200m record at Florida Relays


PETALING JAYA: National sprinter Mohd Azeem Fahmi came close to breaking the national 200m record in his first outdoor competition this season.

The 20-year-old representing Auburn University, clocked an impressive time of 20.79s to top Heat 6 at the Pepsi Florida Relays in Gainesville, ahead of North Carolina A&T’s Nakhi Benjamin (20.90s) and Texas A&M’s Ernest Campbell (21.08) on Friday (April 4).

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