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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…

August 24, 2023

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Brunei junior duilian team win gold

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national junior wushu team struck gold to close out their campaign at the 11th Asian Junior Wushu Championships in Macau. The duo of Walid Lachkar and Abel Lim tallied a total of 8.826 points to defeat six countries and finish top of the podium in the boy's duilian…

August 20, 2023

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Brunei PUBG Mobile team target podium finish

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE Brunei PUBG Mobile team will be looking to replicate their success at this year’s IESF World Esports Championship in Romania. Esports Association of Brunei (ESB) had their first major breakthrough after the team bagged the silver medal in Bali, Indonesia last year. The team comprise of captain Muhd…

August 20, 2023

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Brunei junior wushu team add three bronze medals

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national junior wushu team added three more bronze medals on the second day of the 11th Asian Junior Wushu Championships in Macau on Saturday. Walid Lachkar tallied 8.903 points to take third place in the boy's Changquan A event. Featuring a field of 16 competitors, Chen Yun Chieh…

August 19, 2023

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Last-minute goal sends DPMM FC out

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN It was heartbreak for DPMM FC as they lose at the death against Yangon United in the AFC Cup preliminary stage on Wednesday. DPMM FC went in front as Farshad Noor broke the deadlock in the 78th minute after he drilled home his shot from outside the box. Yangon United equallised just…

August 16, 2023

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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…

August 7, 2023

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Tee wins 300 Open of BJSA Runabout Jet Ski Race

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN TEE Chun Keat of Dalat Racing Team fended off nine other challengers to emerge the overall winner of the 300 Open category of the BJSA (Brunei Jet Sports Association) Runabout Jet Ski Race 2023 on Sunday. Having won the first two races of the day, the Sibu-based team rider…

August 6, 2023

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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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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…

July 31, 2023

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Medal rush for Brunei Poomsae team

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IT was medals galore for the national taekwondo Poomsae team at the Sehan University President Taekwondo Championships over the weekend. Four athletes – Siblings Hyde Nathania, Nachman and Natrisha Hijium and Ahmad Zahid Borhan – amassed a total of two gold, three silver and one bronze medals at Yeongam-gun in South Korea.…

July 31, 2023

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