PETALING JAYA: National sprinter Mohd Azeem Fahmi has won the 100m race at the Appalachian State University Track and Field Championships, equalling his national record time in Boone, North Carolina on Sunday (May 18).

The 21-year-old, who competed in the Southeastern Conference on Saturday, drove six hours with his coach, Ken Harnden, to the meet, and it proved worthwhile.

Azeem finished first in the final, clocking 10.09s. Coastal Carolina’s Deonte Hardy was second with a time of 10.41s, while App State’s Armonte Ferguson came third with 10.43s.