Category Archives: Karatedo

Brunei Karatekas rake in two silver and one bronze

Brunei Karatekas rake in two silver and one bronze
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Brunei karatedo team will return with two silver and one bronze medals from SUKMA XXI. Farhah Syahirah Mohamad Shamrin won the first silver medal in the women’s individual Kata event on Saturday after posting 38.6 points. She was 0.6 points behind eventual winner Lovelly Anne Robberth of Sabah…
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Brunei karatekas take home joint-bronze

Brunei karatekas take home joint-bronze
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI were awarded a joint-bronze medal in the women's team kata event at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Friday. The trio of Farhah Syahirah Mohd Shamrin, Rodhayatul Adwanna Bakar and Farhana Najeeh Abdul Rahman tallied 38.8 points at the LSC Gymnasium KTE Tatami. But it was not enough as…
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Brunei Karatekas ready for Asian Games

Brunei Karatekas ready for Asian Games
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI will be represented by four karatekas to the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Farhah Syahirah Mohd Shamrin will contest in the women's individual kata event and then team up with Rodhayatul Adwanna Bakar and Farhana Najeeh Abdul Rahman for the team kata event. On the other hand,…
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Karate: Kuwait team lend Brunei a helping hand

Karate: Kuwait team lend Brunei a helping hand
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national karate team were handed a timely boost ahead of the 32nd SEA Games to train with the visiting Kuwait team over three days. The Kuwaiti contingent included Abdullah Shaaban, a two-time Asian Kumite champion, and the kata team made up of twins Mohamed and Salman Al Mosawi…
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Karatedo team all set for SEA Games

Karatedo team all set for SEA Games
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national karatedo team has worked to their best to prepare for the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam. Brunei will be sending five athletes to compete in the sport at the May 12 – 23 event. Muhammad Sufizan Mohd Sofian, who bagged a bronze medal in the last…
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Know Your Athlete: Muhd Sufizan Muhd Sofian

Know Your Athlete: Muhd Sufizan Muhd Sofian
National karateka Muhd Sufizan Muhd Sufian was the only one to bag a medal in the sport for Brunei at the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines. The 22-year-old is the eldest of two siblings and is following in the footsteps of his father. BruSports News caught up with him to talk more about his…
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Brunei athletes for 30th SEA Games

Brunei athletes for 30th SEA Games
Picture: Courtesy of jbs.bn Polo HRH Prince Hj 'Abdul MateenHRH Prince Hj Jefri BolkiahHRH Princess 'Azemah Ni'matul BolkiahYAM Pg Muda Abdul QawiYAM Pg Muda BaharColonel Hj Mohd Huzaimi Pehin Datu Harimau Padang Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Hj HusinHj Abdul Azeez Pehin Orang Kaya Lela Pahlawan Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Hj Mohd…
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87 athletes to represent Brunei at 30th SEA Games

87 athletes to represent Brunei at 30th SEA Games
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI will be sending a 140-member contingent - 87 athletes competing in 14 sports - to the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines at the end of November. This was revealed during a press conference at the Lecture Theatre of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas earlier today. Present at…
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10th BIMPNT-EAGA Friendship Games open on Friday

10th BIMPNT-EAGA Friendship Games open on Friday
Caption: The national contingent for the 10th BIMPNT-EAGA Friendship Games 2018 in a group photo. Picture: Courtesy of BASA BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN HOSTS Brunei will be represented by 138 athletes at the 10th BIMPNT-EAGA Friendship Games 2018 this weekend. They will be competing in eight sports - aquatics, athletics, karatedo, lawn bowls, pencak silat, sepak takraw, taekwondo…
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Brunei win five silver and three bronze at Thailand Sports School Games

Brunei win five silver and three bronze at Thailand Sports School Games
Caption: Brunei Darussalam Sports School team pose for a group photo at the 20th Thailand Sports School Games. Picture: Courtesy of Brunei Darussalam Sports School. Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI Darussalam Sports School bagged five silver and three bronze medals at the 20th Thailand Sports School Games. The seven-athlete contingent only participated in pencak silat…
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