Tale of two sprinters


A job well done: Mohd Azeem Fahmi bagged gold in the Indian Open at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Inset: Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli.

PETALING JAYA: National top male runner Mohd Azeem Fahmi’s golden dash lit up the Indian Open, but Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli’s absence cast a shadow on Malaysia’s sprint scene.

In Sunday’s race at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Azeem stormed to victory in the men’s 100m with a time of 10.35s.

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