Category Archives: Fitness

Know Your Athlete: Nashrul Hj Abu Bakar

Nashrul Hj Abu Bakar made history as he became the first Bruneian weightlifter to qualify for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England held last month. The 26-year-old definitely made his opportunity count as he lifted to a new record in the U61kg category to put Brunei on the map in the sport. The 26-year-old…

August 21, 2022

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Nina Juna bags 17th place at CrossFit Games semis

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IT WAS mission accomplished for Nina Juna as she secured a 17th place finish at Far East Throwdown - the semi-finals of the 2022 CrossFit Games in Busan, South Korea. She tallied a total of 292 points over six events at the June 3-5 event, which featured a total of…

June 21, 2022

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Know Your Athlete: Nina Juna

Nina Juna, Brunei’s five-time fittest woman, became the latest YOU.C1000 ambassador and became the only Bruneian to make it into the semi-finals of the CrossFit Games 2022. Don’t let her petite frame fool you as the 30-year-old Temburong native can deadlift a weight of 143kg. Despite graduating in Computer Networking from Politeknik Brunei, she decided…

May 2, 2022

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Nina Juna advances to CrossFit Games semis

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NINA JUNA made it back-to-back appearances in the semi-finals of the CrossFit Games after finishing 27th in the Asian region in the quarter-finals recently. The 30-year-old completed her workouts with a total of 174 points – placing her in position 1093 in the world among over 5000 athletes. The Games…

April 17, 2022

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Nina Juna joins the YOU.C1000 family

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN YOU.C1000 has added Brunei's fittest woman Nina Juna as an ambassador for isotonic water. Katherine Hii, the manager of Hui Huang Enterprise, the sole distributor of YOU.C1000 in Brunei, believes this collaboration will enhance the brand further. “We have ventured out into Crossfit and we believe that Nina is…

April 1, 2022

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Good show by Hybrid Movement at Crossfit Opens

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN FOUR out of 11 athletes from Hybrid Movement Gym managed to progress into the quarter-finals of the Crossfit Opens 2021. The Crossfit Opens is a global competition that began on March 11 and ran for three weeks with only the top 10% in Asia qualifying into the quarter-finals. Each week a…

April 26, 2021

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Good outing for Brunei athletes at Pangazou Borneo 2017

Caption: Nina Juna (L) and Mayul of Extremis Athletics pose for a photo at the Borneo Pangazou Functional Athletics Tournament 2017. Picture: Courtesy of Nina Juna BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI athletes had a good outing at last weekend’s Borneo Pangazou Functional Athletics Tournament 2017 in Kundasang, Sabah. Nina Juna of Extremis Athletics, who finished…

May 17, 2017

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Fantastic showing by Brunei at Test of Will 2017 Regional Finals

Caption: Michael Mogard (R) and Nina Juna pose for a photo. Picture: Courtesy of Under Armour Brunei Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN MICHAEL Mogard was crowned the champion of men’s category at the Test of Will 2017 Regional Finals after defeating Thailand's Ben Lakoff in the final round at Berjaya Times Square in…

May 9, 2017

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Mogard, Nina ready for Test of Will 2017 Regional Finals

Caption: Michael Mogard (2nd L) and Nina Juna (R) will represent Brunei at the Test of Will 2017 regional finals tomorrow. Picture: Courtesy of Michael Mogard Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN MICHAEL Mogard and Nina Juna are ready to battle against the top athletes in the region at the Test of Will 2017…

May 5, 2017

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Over 200 competed in Test of Will 2017 National Heats

Caption: A participant in action during the Test of Will 2017 National Heats last night at the Berakas Sports Complex. Picture: Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN SOME 200 people participated in the Test of Will 2017 National Heats held at the Berakas Sports Complex over the weekend.…

April 3, 2017

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