PUTRAJAYA, July 24 (Bernama) -- National sprinter Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi hopes to get a wildcard ticket to make his debut in the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from Aug 19-27. The 19-year-old said that based on the latest men's 100-metre (m) ranking in World Athletics, he is the highest-ranked national sprinter in 90th position overall with 1,186 points. 'The World Athletics Championships is a major meet, so I hope that competing there (in Budapest) will help solidify my preparation for the 2023 Asian Games (postponed from 2022) in Hangzhou, China (Sept 23-Oct 8).

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