Azeem, Umaira reach Asiad 100m semi-finals
NAGOYA: National sprint ace Azeem Fahmi lived up to expectations by advancing to the men’s 100m semi-finals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday.
NAGOYA: Azeem Fahmi and Umaira Subri have both advanced to the men's 100m semi-finals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The 2022 Hangzhou bronze medallist Azeem dominated the fifth heat of the first round, clocking 10.17 seconds at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium. He was ahead of Singapore's Marc Brian Louis (10.33s) and Taiwan's Yang Chun Han (10.38s).
Umaira, making her Asian Games debut, finished fourth in the first heat with a time of 10.43s. The Thai sprint king, Puripol Boonson, set a season-best 9.95s in the preceding heats. The semi-finals are set for Friday, with Azeem and Umaira representing Malaysia in the quest for a final berth.
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