00:00Go there and give the best reaction.
00:11The head of the Malaysian Technical Sports Association, KOM Robert Ballard,
00:15gave a message to the runners who will bring the country's challenge
00:18to the Olympic Games in Paris this July.
00:21It is understood that the expert Azim Fahmi
00:23made the choice to fill the Universal slot to Paris
00:25as a result of the decision of the decision-makers,
00:27the KOM athlete selection in the Universal slot.
00:31For me, for them to put in a season's best performance,
00:34maybe even a national record,
00:36it doesn't matter whether that happens in the first round
00:40or the preliminary round,
00:42we want you to go there and just put your best foot forward.
00:46The Universal slot discussion was led by President KOM,
00:49Dato' Sri Syahidan Qasim,
00:50with the selection of an Olympic Paralympic athlete
00:53from Paris as the main topic,
00:55bringing Azim or Shirin Samson-Velboy.
00:57The two runners passed the merit ticket
01:00through a draw,
01:02even though the rankings were opened in Kazakhstan last week,
01:05which was the last draw for them to be automatically qualified.
01:09Then, only the Universal slot or previously known as the wild card,
01:13so a draw with Azim,
01:15had the advantage of seeing the ticket offered only for the 100m,
01:19800m or marathon event.
01:21However, KOM was expected to make an official announcement
01:24regarding this matter within 24 hours
01:26after the athletes completed their medical tests.
01:52So, I'll await the report so that we can give those to KOM
02:00for them to make an executive decision.
02:03And, you know, there will be more discussions
02:07over the next 24 to 48 hours.
02:12At the Asian Championships in Hangzhou,
02:14Azim ran about 10.20 seconds
02:17and recorded 10.11 seconds.
02:19In the final, he was the fastest runner.
02:21However, Azim's motivation and focus
02:23to hold the national record with 10.09 seconds
02:26must have been different.
02:28When he runs in Paris again,
02:30he will be the oldest appearance in that prestigious team.
