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65 athletes to represent Brunei at 32nd SEA Games

65 athletes to represent Brunei at 32nd SEA Games
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI will be sending a 100-member contingent - 65 athletes contesting in 12 sports - to the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia. The flag handing ceremony was held at the Indoor Stadium of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas on Monday. His Royal Highness Prince Hj Sufri…
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Bruneian swimmers make splash in Miri

Bruneian swimmers make splash in Miri
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IT was a medal rush for our Bruneian swimmers at the 22nd Miri Age Group Swimming Competition 2023 over the weekend. Sharmeen Md Mharvin and Matthias Jordan Narcis were the biggest winners after bagging the best swimmer award in their respective age groups. Sharmeen, competing under the banner of…
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Veteran basketball team claim bronze

Veteran basketball team claim bronze
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI clinched the bronze medal in the veteran category of the Borneo City Basketball Invitation in Labuan. They began their campaign with a 64-55 defeat to hosts Labuan on Friday. They then bounced back with a 73-65 victory over Miri before falling 58-46 to KK on Sunday to settled for third place.…
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Pencak Silat: Anisah hopes to overcome challenges

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…
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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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Brunei OCR team look to make an impression at SEA Games

Brunei OCR team look to make an impression at SEA Games
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI will be making their first appearance in Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia. The Sultanate will be represented by five athletes - Muhammad Adid Abdul Kahar, Hasnal Husna Ahmad, Awangku Muhd Nur' Nazirul Mubin Pengiran Roslan, Azizil Anwar Mosli and Awangku Muhammad Habibullah…
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Wushu team prepped for SEA Games

Wushu team prepped for SEA Games
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national wushu team are all prepped up ahead of the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia. The team are nearing the end of their 36-day training camp in China and will send seven athletes to the biennial Games in Phnom Penh. Back-to-back SEA Games gold medallist Mohd Adi Salihin…
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Fencing team add Korean experience ahead of SEA Games

Fencing team add Korean experience ahead of SEA Games
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national fencing team are looking to come back much stronger after undergoing intensive training in South Korea in preparation for the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia. Brothers Mohammad Haziq and Mohd Anaqi Danish Asahrin, Adrian Wong Kiat Ming and Hjh Anis Sabrina Hj Yahya are the four fencers…
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Swimming: Relay team break record ahead of SEA Games

Swimming: Relay team break record ahead of SEA Games
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Brunei swim team punched their ticket to the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia after beating the 4x100m freestyle national record on Wednesday night. The quartet of Christian Nikles, Zeke Chan, Nur Haziq Ismail and last minute addition Muhammad Isa Ahmad completed the event with a time of 3:40.75.…
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Brunei prepped for weightlifting debut at SEA Games

Brunei prepped for weightlifting debut at SEA Games
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Cover photo: Courtesy of Runtrail Nation WEIGHTLIFTING couple - Nashrul Abu Bakar and Liyana Sidek - will take centre stage as Brunei make their debut in the sport at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia next month. Nashrul will contest in the men's U61kg category while Liyana in the…
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