Azeem clocks personal best to finish 3rd in US 60m indoor event

 

Azeem Fahmi represented Auburn University in the 60m indoor final at the 2025 SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Texas. (Bernama pic)

KUALA LUMPUR: 

National sprinter Azeem Fahmi improved his 60m indoor record to clinch the bronze medal at the 2025 SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Texas, US, early today (Malaysian time).

The 2022 Asian Games 100m bronze medallist, representing Auburn University, clocked 6.56s to better his previous best time of 6.60s, set at the Tiger Paw Invitational in California last month.

The gold was won by Jordan Antony of the US, representing University of Arkansas, who clocked 6.54s, while Azeem’s teammate, Israel Okon of Nigeria, settled for second place, trailing by just 0.01s. - FMT