Azeem clocks season’s best time as Auburn sprinters blaze into NCAA quarter-finals


PETALING JAYA: Malaysian sprint star Mohd Azeem Fahmi is keeping his feet firmly on the ground despite producing his fastest 100m time of the season at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships in Kentucky on Wednesday.

The Auburn University sprinter clocked 10.13s to advance to today’s quarter-final round alongside four of his teammates in a dominant display by the Auburn men’s sprint squad.

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