Category Archives: Martial Arts

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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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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