Selection slip-up a lesson ahead of SEA Games


Our best bet: Mohd Azeem Fahmi (left) is expected to feature in the 4x100m relay at the SEA Games. — AP

PETALING JAYA: The selection blunder in Malaysia’s 4x100m relay team at the World University Games should serve as a wake-up call and must not be repeated, especially with the SEA Games in Thailand fast approaching in December.

In the final held at the Lohrheidestadion in Bochum on Sunday, the national team made a late change by bringing in Mohd Raimi Mustaffa Kamal to replace Aliff Iman Mohd Fahimi as the second runner.

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