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Wong inspired to improve further after Olympic debut

Wong inspired to improve further after Olympic debut
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL swimmer Hayley Wong placed second in Heat 4 of the women's 50m freestyle event in a memorable debut at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Saturday. She completed her debut with a time of 28.52s only behind Gabon's Noelie Annette Lacour at the Paris La Defense Arena. The result…
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Wong targets new best time

Wong targets new best time
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL swimmer Hayley Wong is looking to produce a new best time when she competes in the women's 50m freestyle event at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Saturday. She recently set the national record at the ASEAN School Games with a time of 27.94 seconds. She will contest in…
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Danial Hakim makes splash with three gold and one silver

Danial Hakim makes splash with three gold and one silver
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN MD DANIAL Hakim Harjimmey had a successful outing and bagged a total of three gold and one silver at the Para Swimming Circuit 2 in Kuala Lumpur. Held at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil, he started off by registering a time of 1:25:87 in the 100m freestyle…
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Wong swims to bronze in 50m butterfly

Wong swims to bronze in 50m butterfly
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN HAYLEY Wong clinched the bronze medal in the girl's 14-15 50m butterfly event at the 45th SEA Age Group Swimming Championships in Jakarta on Friday. The 15-year-old clinched a third place finish amongst a field of 14 swimmers with a time of 29.42 seconds at the Gelora Bung Karno…
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Chan captures silver at SEA AG

Chan captures silver at SEA AG
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN ZEKE Chan has done it again. He won the silver medal in the boy's 16-18 100m backstroke event at the 45th SEA Age Group Swimming Championships in Jakarta on Thursday. The 16-year-old had ended Brunei's medal drought in the same event in Kuala Lumpur last year. He set a…
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Wong begins CYG with two new national records

Wong begins CYG with two new national records
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN HAYLEY Wong got off to a strong start to set two new national records at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday. The first record came in the women's 50m butterfly event where she finished with a time of 29.31 seconds in Heat 4. The result…
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Four swimmers to represent Brunei at CYG

Four swimmers to represent Brunei at CYG
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI will be sending four swimmers to the 7th Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) in Trinidad and Tobago. This was confirmed during a flag handing over ceremony at the Digadong Hall of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports on Monday morning. The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Yang Berhormat Dato Seri…
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Chan breaks 100m backstroke national record

Chan breaks 100m backstroke national record
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN ZEKE Chan (Pictured L) swam to a new national record in the men's 100m backstroke event at the World Aquatics Championships in Japan on Monday. The 15-year-old finished sixth in Heat 2 with a time of 59.61 seconds at the Marine Messe in Fukuoka. The time beats his previous…
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Nikles bids farewell to swimming

Nikles bids farewell to swimming
Christian Nikles has signed off from swimming - a sport he contested in for over 15 years. The 25-year-old made the announcement last month on social media after representing the country at the SEA Games in May. He is now ready to move on and BruSports News caught up with him. Q. How come you…
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