Category Archives: Martial Arts

Know Your Athlete: Norhidayat Abdul

Mohamad Norhidayat Hj Abdul is dubbed the first Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) athlete from Brunei and holds a 5-1-0 record (1-1-0 in ONE Warrior Series). We at BruSports News linked up with the 30-year-old, who is celebrating his birthday today (April 26), to find out how it all began for him. Q: How did you…

April 26, 2020

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Know Your Athlete: Anisah Najihah

With the suspension of sporting events due to the COVID-19 situation, BruSports News will be running a 'Know Your Brunei Athlete' series to get to know them better. We will kick things off with pencak silat exponent Anisah Najihah Abdullah as she tells us about her journey so far. Q: Let’s start by telling us…

April 17, 2020

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Brunei athletes find ways to stay in shape

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IT’S been over three weeks since all national training sessions have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. However, that hasn’t stopped our national athletes from staying at the top of their game. We at BruSports News had a chance to catch up with some of them recently to…

April 5, 2020

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Eazy cuts short Bali training camp after OWS11 called off

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN AHMED Faez ‘Eazy’ Anuar will have to wait a little longer before his third fight in the ONE Warrior Series. Brunei’s top MMA athlete was scheduled to fight in the 11th edition of OWS in Singapore on April 23 but the event has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation. He…

March 15, 2020

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National wushu team produce best showing to date

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national wushu team produced their best showing at the SEA Games since making their debut in 2009. They added one silver and one bronze medals in the final day of the wushu competition at the 30th SEA Games today bringing their haul to one gold, three silver and two bronze…

December 3, 2019

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Anisah delivers bronze in women’s pencak silat

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IT was a SEA Games debut to remember for pencak silat athlete Anisah Najihah Abdullah after she finished third out of eight competitors in the women’s seni tunggal event in the Philippines this morning. The 22-year-old tallied 451 points to win the bronze medal at the Subic Bay Exhibition and…

December 3, 2019

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Mohd Adi Salihin ends Brunei’s SEA Games gold drought

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI ended their six-year wait for a gold medal at the SEA Games after wushu athlete Mohammad Adi Salihin Roslan finished at the top of the podium in the men's nandao/nangun combined event today. He took an overnight lead after notching 9.64 points in the nandao event yesterday and tallied…

December 2, 2019

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National wushu team bag 2 silver medals on opening day

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national wushu team delivered two silver medals on the first day of competition at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines on Sunday. Basma Lachkar bagged the first silver in the women’s taijiquan event after recording 9.55 points at the World Trade Centre in Pasay, Metro Manila. The 16-year-old, who…

December 1, 2019

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SEA Games: Basma honoured to be Brunei’s flag-bearer

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL wushu exponent Basma Lachkar is given the honour of carrying the Brunei flag during the opening ceremony of the 30th SEA Games on Nov 30 in the Philippines. She will become the fourth straight wushu athlete after Mohd Adi Sya'rani Roslan (2013), Faustina Woo Wai Sii (2015) and Mohd Adi…

November 24, 2019

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Brunei athletes for 30th SEA Games

Picture: Courtesy of jbs.bn Polo HRH Prince Hj 'Abdul MateenHRH Prince Hj Jefri BolkiahHRH Princess 'Azemah Ni'matul BolkiahYAM Pg Muda Abdul QawiYAM Pg Muda BaharColonel Hj Mohd Huzaimi Pehin Datu Harimau Padang Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Hj HusinHj Abdul Azeez Pehin Orang Kaya Lela Pahlawan Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Hj Mohd…

November 21, 2019

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