Category Archives: Wushu

Basma wins silver at World University Games

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BASMA Lachkar added another medal to her cabinet after taking second place in the women's taijijian event at the World University Games. She tallied a total of 9.680 points to home silver at the Chengbei Gymnasium in Chengdu, China. Chen Xiaoli of China won the gold with 9.746 points…

July 30, 2023

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Hosea Wong strikes second gold for Brunei

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THIRD time's the charm for Hosea Wong Zheng Yu. The national wushu athlete captured Brunei's second gold medal at the 32nd SEA Games after winning the men's taijiquan + taijijian event on Friday. He had won silver in the taijiquan event and bronze in the taijijian event in 2019…

May 12, 2023

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Adi Salihin completes golden hat-trick at SEA Games

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL wushu athlete Mohammad Adi Salihin Roslan has done it again. He clinched Brunei's first gold medal at the 32nd SEA Games after winning the men's nanquan event on Wednesday. This is the third consecutive Games where he has landed at the top of the podium - making him…

May 10, 2023

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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…

April 26, 2023

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Basma wins historic gold at World Games

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL wushu athlete Basma Lachkar made Brunei proud as she clinched a historic gold at the World Games 2022 in Birmingham, USA. She finished on the top of the podium of the women's combined taijiquan and taijijian event after tallying a total of 19.040 points (9.517 + 9.523) in the…

July 14, 2022

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Adi Salihin wins back-to-back SEA Games gold

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN “NEVER stop to make the country proud. Brunei Yakin!” Those were the words from Golden boy Mohammad Adi salihin Roslan after clinching gold in the men’s nanquan event at the 31st SEA Games on Saturday. The national wushu athlete ensured that the Brunei national anthem will be played at the…

May 14, 2022

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Four wushu athletes to represent Brunei at SEA Games

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN PREPARATIONS haven’t been the easiest for the national wushu team going into the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam. The national wushu team produced their best showing at the last edition of the Games with a haul of one gold, three silver and two bronze medals. Despite no competitions…

April 30, 2022

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Know Your Athlete: Basma Lachkar

Basma Lachkar is a two-time SEA Games silver medallist finishing in the runners-up in the women's taijiquan event. The 17-year-old was a former Sports School athlete and loves watching comedies after a long day. We at BruSports News had the opportunity to get to know her better. Q: How did you get into wushu? A:…

June 13, 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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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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