Dr Jegathesan sees bright future in Azeem and Danish

Long overdue: (Second from left) Tan Sri Dr M. Jegathesan receiving his mock cheque from OCM president Tan Sri Norza Zakaria (third from left), while flanked by MA president Datuk Karim Ibrahim (fourth from left) and MA deputy president Datuk Wan Hisham Wan Salleh.

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s athletics legends led by Tan Sri Dr M. Jegathesan is encouraged by the progress of Malaysia’s current generation of sprinters, particularly Mohd Azeem Fahmi and Mohd Danish Iftikhar Mohd Roslee.

Azeem, 21, holds the national 100m record of 10.09 seconds, set at the 2022 World Junior Championships in Cali, Colombia.