Muhd Azeem Fahmi

In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Mohd Fahmi is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Muhammad Azeem.

Muhammad Azeem bin Mohd Fahmi^[1] (born 29 April 2004) is a Malaysian sprinter. He is the Malaysian 100 metres outdoor record holder with a time of 10.09 seconds.^[2][3][4] He holds the Malaysian national under-20 record in the 200 metres with a time of 20.83 seconds.^[2]

Muhd Azeem Fahmi

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Azeem bin Mohd Fahmi
Born	(2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 (age 21) Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia
Height	1.80m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	60.7kg (134lb)
Sport
Country	Malaysia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting
College team	Auburn Tigers
Coached by	Muhammad Amir Izwan Tan Abdullah Ken Harnden
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	100 m: 10.09 NR, NU20R (Cali 2022) 200 m: 20.83 NU20R (Cali 2022) Indoors 60 m: 6.56 i NR (College Station 2025)
Medal record Representing  Malaysia Event 1st 2nd 3rd Asian Games 0 0 1 SEA Games 0 1 0 ASEAN School Games 1 2 0 Total 1 3 1 Men's athletics Representing  Malaysia Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou 100 metres Southeast Asian Games 2021 Hanoi 4×100 m relay ASEAN School Games 2019 Semarang 200 m 2019 Semarang 100 m 2019 Semarang 4×100 m relay

Early life and education

Muhd Azeem Fahmi was born in Teluk Intan, Perak to Fahmi Tajuid and Norazah Ibrahim.^[5] Azeem achieved 6 A's in his SPM examinations.^[5]

In January 2023, Azeem moved to the United States to further his studies in exercise physiology and kinesiology at Auburn University, Alabama. Since his move he has been training under Zimbabwean coach Ken Harnden.^[6]

Career

2019

Azeem won gold at the 2019 ASEAN School Games in the 200m final with a time of 21.63 seconds. In 100m final, he managed to get a silver medal with a time 10.72 seconds.^[7]

2022

In August 2022, he broke the national 100m record held by Khairul Hafiz Jantan at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships with a time of 10.09 seconds during the heats.^[3][4] He also went on to break his own national under-20 200m record with a time of 20.83 seconds.^[2][8][9]

2023

Azeem broke the men's 60m indoor sprint national record previously held by Watson Nyambek with a time of 6.63 seconds in the semi-finals of the 2023 Texas Tech Open meet and dip it down further with 6.62 seconds in Tiger Paw Invitational meet final on 11 February 2023.^[10]

On 30th September, Azeem won the bronze medal for Malaysia in the 100m final with a time of 10.11 seconds at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Azeem ended Malaysian's 41-year wait for a track and field medal again after Rabuan Pit in 100m at the Asian Games.^[11]