Category Archives: Martial Arts

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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Brunei duilian team win silver at World Championships

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI ended their campaign at the 16th World Wushu Championships in Texas, USA by adding a silver medal to their tally on Tuesday morning (Brunei time). The pair of Abel Lim and Majdurano Joel Majallah Sain finished runners-up in the men's duilian event at the Fort Worth Convention Centre.…
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Bronze for Basma at World Wushu Championships

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL wushu athlete Basma Lachkar continued to shine on the international stage. This time at the 16th World Wushu Championships in Texas, USA after she bagged the bronze medal in the women's taijiquan women on Sunday morning (Brunei time). Basma tallied 9.770 to take third place in the 13-contestant…
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Hei Wang look to take lion dance to new heights

Yee Chun Leong SERIA THE lion dance is a common sight during Chinese New Year as a way to ring in luck and prosperity. It is not only important culturally for the Chinese but in recent times has grown into a gravity-defying competitive sport. Hei Wang Lion and Dragon Dance Troupe, a Seria-based side, contested…
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Brunei karatekas take home joint-bronze

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI were awarded a joint-bronze medal in the women's team kata event at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Friday. The trio of Farhah Syahirah Mohd Shamrin, Rodhayatul Adwanna Bakar and Farhana Najeeh Abdul Rahman tallied 38.8 points at the LSC Gymnasium KTE Tatami. But it was not enough as…
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Adi Salihin narrowly misses out on podium

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN MOHAMMAD ADI Salihin Roslan narrowly missed out on a podium finish at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday. The three-time SEA Games gold medallist finished fourth in the men's nanquan and nangun all-round event after tallying a total of 19.429 points. Adi had placed sixth after…
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Basma dedicates Asian Games silver medal to late mother

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL wushu athlete Basma Lachkar dedicated her history-making silver medal at the 19th Asian Games to her late mother. The 20-year-old placed second in the women's taijiquan and taijijian all-round event at the Guali Cultural & Sports Centre on Sunday. She had lost her mother, Hajah Rosnah binti Awg…
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Basma bags historic Asian Games silver medal for Brunei

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BASMA Lachkar made history as she became the first Brunei athlete to win a silver medal at the Asian Games on Sunday. Brunei first participated in the Asian Games back in 1990 and have a total haul of four bronze medals - three of them coming from karatedo and…
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Asian Games: Basma grateful to be Brunei’s flag-bearer

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL wushu athlete Basma Lachkar has been selected as one of two flag-bearers to lead Brunei out at the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Saturday. Participating nations will have two flag-bearers - one male and one female - and she is joined by…
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Brunei Karatekas ready for Asian Games

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI will be represented by four karatekas to the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Farhah Syahirah Mohd Shamrin will contest in the women's individual kata event and then team up with Rodhayatul Adwanna Bakar and Farhana Najeeh Abdul Rahman for the team kata event. On the other hand,…
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