Category Archives: Wushu

Brunei duilian team strike gold at World Cup

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI are on top of the world as the duo of Abel Lim and Majdurano Joel Majallah Sain struck gold in the men's duilian event at the 3rd Taolu World Cup in Japan. The pair recorded 9.683 points to finish at the top of the podium at the Yokohama…
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Adi Salihin wins silver at Wushu World Cup

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL wushu athlete Mohammad Adi Salihin Roslan created more history after a podium finish at the 3rd Taolu World Cup in Yokohama, Japan. He bagged Brunei's first ever medal in the competition after finishing second in the men's nangun event on Saturday. Adi Salihin tallied 9.750 points finishing behind…
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Basma wins gold, qualifies for World Games 2025

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL wushu athlete Basma Lachkar just can't stop winning at the moment. The 21-year-old added another medal to her cabinet after winning gold in the women's taijiquan - taijijian combined event at the inaugural World Games series 2024 in Hong Kong. Basma tallied a total of 19.323 points to…
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Brunei junior Wushu team deliver strong performance

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI produced a successful showing in front of the home crowd at the 9th World Junior Wushu Championships after a haul of three gold, three silver and two bronze medals. The result sees the Sultanate place eighth overall in the standings of the September 25-29 competition. Walid Lachkar was…
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Walid clinches Brunei’s first ever wushu gold at SUKMA

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN WALID Lachkar bagged Brunei's first ever wushu gold at SUKMA after winning the men's daoshu event in Kuching, Sarawak on Thursday. His routine tallied a score of 9.613 points to blow away the rest of the 18-competitor field at the Wushu Centre. Lee Ronn of Melaka followed in second…
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Walid wins Brunei’s first bronze at SUKMA XXI

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI bagged their first podium finish at SUKMA XXI in Kuching, Sarawak after wushu athlete Walid Lachkar won the bronze medal in the men’s changquan event on Wednesday. The 18-year-old registered 9.580 points to finish third in the field of 24 participants at the Wushu Centre. Penang claimed a…
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Gold for Basma at Asian University Wushu Championship

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BASMA Lachkar placed top of the podium at the 2024 Asian University Wushu Championship after winning the women's taijijian event on Thursday. She tallied a total of 9.510 points to defeat six other contestants to take the gold medal in Harbin, China. Japan's Hibiki Isono grabbed the silver with her score of…
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Wushu: Medals galore for Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Brunei wushu team were the biggest winners of the 1st Brunei International Wushu Championships. The hosts concluded the May 2 - 5 event with a haul of 29 gold, 13 silver and 13 bronze medals at Youth Centre in the Capital. The Australia Wushu Team were second best in the eight-team…
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Bronze for Wong at International Wushu Invitational

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL wushu athlete Hosea Wong Zheng Yu did the country proud after a bronze medal finish at the International Wushu Invitational 2024 in China. He managed a score of 9.646 points to place third in the men's taijiquan event at the Culture and Sports Indoor Stadium in Jiangshu on…
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Basma shortlisted for The World Games Athlete of the Year

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI wushu athlete Basma Lachkar has been nominated for The World Games Athlete of the Year 2023. This comes after she clinched a historic gold medal for Brunei at the World Games 2022 after winning the women's taijiquan and taijijian combined event at Birmingham, USA. The 20-year-old followed that…
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