It was only the second time in his career he made the world championships podium in the sprint discipline. His first time was taking giant-looking Gregory Bauge of France to the wire before losing the third heat to settle for an impressive silver in the 2009 world meet in Poland. And he has managed to maintain his performance curve over the last five years of participation at the world meet. Azizul smashed the Asian record of 9.609 seconds set by Japan’s Fukaya Tomohiro at the Track World Cup meet in Cambridge, New Zealand last December. “My biggest goal now is to get the Olympic gold medal and for me, it’s about the mentality and commitment.

Source: The Star September 09, 2020 23:26 UTC