Category Archives: SEA Games 2017

National lawn bowls team bag 3 silver and 1 bronze

Caption: The national lawn bowls team pose for a group photo. Picture: Courtesy of national lawn bowls team Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national lawn bowls team had a successful outing at the 29th SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur after delivering three silver and one bronze medals. Malaysia were the overall winners of the…
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Athletics: Brunei smash 4x100m national record

Caption: The national athletics team pose for a group photo at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium. Picture: Courtesy of Nazirul Wardy Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE men’s national 4x100m relay team smashed the previous national record by 0.71 seconds at the 29th SEA Games earlier this afternoon. The team of Md Faizul Abdullah, Md…
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Golf: Men’s individual event concludes

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN LAI Suan Loong was Brunei’s best golfer in the men’s individual event at the 29th SEA Games after finishing 22nd in a field of 40 golfers at The Mines Resort and Golf Club in Serdang. He carded a three-day total of 12-over 225 (74, 75 and 76) and was 22 shots off the winner…
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Athletics: Firdaus sprints to new 200m national record

Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL sprinter Md Noor Firdaus Ar-Rasyid Hj Mohd Idris broke the national record in the men’s 200m event at the 29th SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Firdaus made his debut clocking the country's latest record of 21.39s to finish second, just 0.10 seconds behind winner Jirapong Meenapra…
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Football: Brunei end campaign with loss to Singapore

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national under-22 football team ended their 29th SEA Games campaign without a point after falling 1-0 to Singapore last night. Brunei goalkeeper Ishyra Asmin Jabidi (pic) kept his side in the game but ultimately couldn’t stop his own defender Khalid Wassadisalleh Mahmud from putting the ball into his own…
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National wushu team add one silver and one bronze on final day

Caption: Basma Lachkar (L) on the podium with her silver medal from the women's taijiquan event. Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national wushu team produced an excellent performance on the final day competition at the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur yesterday delivering one silver and one bronze medals for the country.…
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Athletics: Fakhri, Syafi’e miss out on 100m final

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI’S fastest man Md Fakhri Ismail missed out on the final of the men’s 100m event at the 29th SEA Games after coming in fifth in with a time of 10.75 seconds in semi-final 2 earlier today. With the top-four of each semi-final advancing tot he final, the Bruneian was…
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Wushu: Improved performance by team this year

Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national wushu athletes faced a tough battle at the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Md Sufi Shayiran Roslan was the country’s best performer placing 5th in the men's nandao and nangun after recording 19.16 points. His younger brother Mohammad Adi Salihin Roslan placed 7th…
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Football: Brunei remain winless with loss to Laos

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national under-22 football team suffered their third consecutive defeat in as many games at the 29th SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur after slipping to a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Laos yesterday. Both teams were already out of contention for a semi-finals berth in Group A entering the matchup at the…
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Commendable performance by synchronised swimming team

Caption: (From Left) Nur Hafizah Ahmad, team manager Ak Farid Pg Idrus and Jacqueline Lim pose for a photo. Picture: Courtesy of BASA Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national synchronised swimming team hopes that they will be able to have certified judges from the country for future competitions. The lack of a Brunei…
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