Azeem and relay quartet set sights on Asian Games record assault

Closing in: (clockwise) Mohd Azeem Fahmi (top right), Pengiran Aidil Auf Hajam, Danish Iftikhar Mohd Roslee and Armin Zahryl Abdul Latif were just 0.13s shy of the national record. – MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Sprinter Mohd Azeem Fahmi left the recent Malaysian Open with two gold medals and a burning ambition to shatter the national 4x100m relay record at the Asian Games in Japan in September.

The 22-year-old anchored a strong showing at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Stadium in Serdang last week, winning the men’s 100m before teaming up with Danish Iftikhar Mohd Roslee, Armin Zahryl Abdul Latif and Pengiran Aidil Auf Hajam to claim a double in relay.