2025 WUG: National Sprint Ace Muhammad Azeem Advances To 100m Semis
From Ahmad Nazrin Syahmi Mohamad Arif
BOCHUM (Germany), July 22 (Bernama) -- National sprint ace Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi breezed into the men's 100 metres semi-finals at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 World University Games (WUG) at Lohrheidestadion here tonight (early Tuesday morning in Malaysia).
Competing in the seventh heat of the first round under rainy and windy conditions, Azeem stayed composed and crossed the line first in 10.57 seconds (s), ahead of South Korea's Joeljin Nwamadi (10.61s) and Canada's Nikolaos Dowhos (10.72s).
The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games bronze medallist was the only Malaysian to advance after teammate Aliff Iman Mohd Fahmi finished fifth in heat five with a time of 11.09s.
Azeem, who studies at Auburn University in the United States and holds the national record of 10.09s, will compete in the semi-finals tomorrow night (early Wednesday Malaysian time)
'Actually, I conserved energy because I know there are two rounds tomorrow — the semi-final and the final. My goal today was just to finish the race uninjured,' said the 22-year-old.
'Alhamdulillah, it went well. Now, I just need to stay focused and maintain the right mindset. The weather disrupted things a bit, but that's part of the game — no excuses,' he added.
Thailand's Puripol Boonson was the fastest overall in the opening round with 10.23s, followed by South Africa's Bayanda Joy Walaza (10.27s) and Kyle Brian Zinn (10.33s).
In the men's 400m, Southeast Asia's reigning champion Umar Osman also qualified for the semi-finals. He was among the fastest non-automatic qualifiers after finishing fourth in heat four with a time of 46.97s.
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