Category Archives: Pencak Silat

Anisah targets competitive return next year

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL pencak silat athlete Anisah Najihah Abdullah is on the long road to recovery. She had surgery on her right knee in May and is expected to be out of competition till at least next year. This is the second time she went under the knife on the same…

August 1, 2023

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Pencak Silat: Anisah hopes to overcome challenges

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN WILL it be three podium finishes in a row for pencak silat exponent Anisah Najihah Abdullah at the SEA Games? Anisah has back-to-back medals - winning bronze in the women's seni tunggal event in 2019 and followed that up with a silver in the regu event last year. She…

April 30, 2023

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Brunei Silat team produce good showing

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI had a good outing at the Sarawak Premier International Silat Championship after returning home with two silver and one bronze medals recently. Nur Wasiqah Aziemah Rosihan bagged the first medal as she took the runners-up spot in the women’s tunggal event at the February 27th – March 5th…

March 19, 2023

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Brunei pencak silat team bag two bronze medals

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI will return with two bronze medals from the 19th World Pencak Silat Championships 2022 in Melaka, Malaysia. Both medals came from the men's and women's regu events at the 26th - 31st July competition. In the men's category, the team of Mohd Ali Saifullah Abdullah Mohd Suaimi, Mohd Hazim…

July 31, 2022

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SEA Games: Pencak Silat team bag one silver and one bronze

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IT was a successful campaign for the national pencak silat team at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games as they delivered one silver and one bronze medals. The trio of Anisah Najihah Abdullah, Norleyermah Hj Raya and Nur Wasiqah Aziemah Rosimah finished runners-up in the women’s seni regu event after…

May 11, 2022

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SEA Games: Anisah motivated to be flag-bearer

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL pencak silat athlete Anisah Najihah Abdullah is proud to be named Brunei's flag-bearer at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA Games) in Vietnam. Anisah, who won bronze in the women's tunggal event at the last edition, never expected to be chosen to lead the country out at the opening…

May 6, 2022

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National silat team ready for new rules

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IT will be a different affair for the national silat team heading into the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam this month. The seni events, which were previously contested in a pool system, has been changed to a knockout system. Brunei returned with one bronze medal in the last…

May 4, 2022

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YOU.C1000 Brunei signs Anisah as brand ambassador

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN YOU.C1000 has signed national pencak silat athlete Anisah Najihah as their Vitamin brand ambassador in Brunei. This collaboration will help enhance the brand’s reach further in promoting a healthy lifestyle though. “We like her personality. After we engaged in conversation, we knew that we have found the right one,” said…

April 30, 2021

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Know Your Athlete: Anisah Najihah

With the suspension of sporting events due to the COVID-19 situation, BruSports News will be running a 'Know Your Brunei Athlete' series to get to know them better. We will kick things off with pencak silat exponent Anisah Najihah Abdullah as she tells us about her journey so far. Q: Let’s start by telling us…

April 17, 2020

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Brunei athletes find ways to stay in shape

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IT’S been over three weeks since all national training sessions have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. However, that hasn’t stopped our national athletes from staying at the top of their game. We at BruSports News had a chance to catch up with some of them recently to…

April 5, 2020

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