Azeem Fahmi Sets New 200m Record of 21.24s

Azeem Fahmi has set another record during the Malaysian schools championships in Iskandar Puteri, Johor today (24 April 2019).

The 15-year old clocked an impressive time of 21.24s during the 200m final to easily bag the gold medal and rewrite his own meeting record of 21.89s that he set last year when he was just 14.

Earlier, he earned two gold medals and new records from the 100m dash (10.63s) and long jump (6.89).

The question would be how fast is 21.24 in 200m? simply say, a 21.24s clocking would win a medal in most of the national open competitions (e.g. Malaysia, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, South Korea...) at senior levels.

Based on the last IAAF World Youth championships (under 18y), Azeem would have been among the top four positions in the 200m and top three in the 100m.

Sabah's 13-year-old Jad Rizalman Washif came second in 22.66, while Sarawak's Audray Hilla third in 22.71.

His 200m performance put him among the best in relation to the Malaysian all-time best performance.

Malaysian All-Time Lists (as at April 2019)
By Jad Adrian (ATFS)

20.77 ... Russel Alexander Nasir Taib 2019 (age 21y)
20.90 ... Khairul Hafiz Jantan 2017 (19y)
20.92 ... M. Jegathesan 1968 (25y)
20.97 ... Azmi Ibrahim 2001 (25y)
21.01 ... Muhammad Aqil Yasmin 2018 (21y)
21.04 ... Aravinthevar Gunasegaran 2016 (23y)
21.10 ... Jonathan Nyepa 2018 (22y)
21.14 ... R. Ganeshwaran 1999 (21y)
21.20 ... Watson Nyembek 1995
21.20 ... Mohd Izzuddin Yahya 2015 (28y)
21.22 ... Rabuan Pit 1981 (25y)
21.24 ... Badrul Hisyam Abdul Manap 2016 (21y)
21.24 ... Abdul Wafiy Roslan 2018 (19y)
21.24 ... MUHAMMAD AZEEM MOHD FAHMI 2019 (15y)
21.26 ... Mohd Haiqal Hanafi 2018 (19y)
21.27 ... Nazmizan Muhammad 2003 (22y)