Azeem named for mission up north, but not all’s certain

Joeljin Nwamadi of South Korea, from left, Brandon Pemberton of the Virgin Islands, Muhammad Azeem bin Mohd Fahmi of Malaysia and Nikolaos Dowhos of Canada compete in men's 100-meter dash of the FISU World University Games in Bochum, Germany, Monday, July 21, 2025. (David Inderlied/dpa via AP)

PETALING JAYA: National sprint ace Mohd Azeem Fahmi (pic) has been named in Malaysia’s 52-strong athletics squad for the SEA Games in Thailand this December.

However, national head coach Manshahar Abd Jalil stressed that this does not guarantee the national 100m record holder’s participation, as Malaysia Athletics (MA) are still in talks with him.