No kidding, Azeem’s all excited


PETALING JAYA: Sprinter Mohd Azeem Fahmi may be rubbing shoulders with the high and mighty, but it’s the common folk and junior athletes who have helped inspire him to give his best in Paris.

The 20-year-old met students at the Bukit Jalil Sports School to hear their thoughts and aspirations yesterday, said the Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) technical director Robert Ballard.

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