Noor Azhar qualified for the 1979 Southeast Asian Games but troubled by knee and hamstring injuries, he gave up after he failed his solitary attempt at . He won the bronze medal at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games with an effort of . In 1983, Noor Azhar finished fifth in the Southeast Asian Games held in Singapore as his decade-old game record was broken by Malaysia's Ramjit Nairu, who improved on the old mark by 0.01 cm.