Azeem Fahmi is responsible for winning gold for Malaysian athletics in the 100 m event

The 100 m sprint is always considered the prestigious distance of athletics at all congresses. sports.

Malaysia won gold medals in 2 competitions sea ​​Games consecutively in the men’s event so they continue to want to dominate this distance in SEA Games 31 in Viet Nam.

Muhammad Azeem is expected to win gold in the 100m distance for Malaysia Screenshots

However, unfortunately for Malaysia because their No. 1 athlete Russel Alexander Nasir Taib in Australia has just suffered a soft tissue injury, so he could not recover in time to compete in the SEA Games. Russel Alexander Nasir Taib currently holds the 200 m national record (20.77 seconds). Therefore, the absence of this excellent athlete makes Malaysia not really secure in the content of its forte.

However, Muhammad Azeem is also considered a worthy replacement because this young athlete has quite good records in the tests before the SEA Games.

As for the 200m event, Malaysian athletics expects 19-year-old athlete Muhammad Arsyad to also help the country dominate the speed distances on the track.

Malaysia track and field coach Mohd Manshahar Abdul Jalil shared: “The selection of athletes in each distance is made based on current performance, which is the best individual performance in the nearest tournament before the SEA Games. For the sprint content, the competition is very high, so the opportunities are wide open, depending on the actual competition situation and the athletes’ efforts on the day of the competition.”

Malaysian Youth and Sports Minister, Ahmad Faizal Azumu, also believes that the national track and field team will be the “gold mine” of the country’s sports delegation and will bring home five gold medals at the 31st SEA Games.