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Asiad: Azeem Fahmi breaks 41-year dry spell with men’s 100m medal | Scoop
Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi (centre) secures Malaysia’s second bronze in athletics, 41 years after the last national athlete obtained an Asian Games medal in the men’s 100m event. – Muhd Azran Malek Facebook pic, September 30, 2023
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Asiad: Azeem Fahmi breaks 41-year dry spell with men’s 100m medal

Sprinter grabs nation’s second bronze in athletics, 0.02s from topping own record

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Julie Jalaluddin
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10:50 PM MYT

 

KUALA LUMPUR – Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi lived up to expectations at the Asian Games today, securing a bronze medal in the men’s 100m event – 41 years after the last national athlete reached such heights in the Asian Games.

He also clinched a second bronze medal in the athletics category for the Malaysian contingent following Shereen Samson Vallabouy’s earlier bronze in the women’s 400m event, which ended the nation’s 17-year Asian Games medal drought.

In the men’s 100m final at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, the United States-based runner clocked a time of 10.11s. 

He finished 0.14s behind the gold medalist from China, Xie Zhenye, who completed the race in 9.97s. 

Meanwhile, Thailand’s Puripol Boonson rounded up the podium with a time of 10.02s. 

19-year-old Azeem came remarkably close to breaking the national 100m outdoor record of 10.09 seconds which he had set himself. 

Azeem’s accomplishment stands as a historic milestone for the Malaysian contingent, as it has been 41 years since a Malaysian athlete managed to win a medal in the Games’ men’s 100m event.

The previous instance of Malaysia claiming a medal in the 100m event dates back to 1982, when Datuk Rabuan Pit achieved this feat. 

In that remarkable year, Rabuan clinched the gold medal, while Jang Jae-keun from South Korea secured the silver. – September 30, 2023

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