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Nina Juna bags 17th place at CrossFit Games semis

Nina Juna bags 17th place at CrossFit Games semis
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IT WAS mission accomplished for Nina Juna as she secured a 17th place finish at Far East Throwdown - the semi-finals of the 2022 CrossFit Games in Busan, South Korea. She tallied a total of 292 points over six events at the June 3-5 event, which featured a total of…
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Adi Salihin wins back-to-back SEA Games gold

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…
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SEA Games: Pencak Silat team bag one silver and one bronze

SEA Games: Pencak Silat team bag one silver and one bronze
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IT was a successful campaign for the national pencak silat team at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games as they delivered one silver and one bronze medals. The trio of Anisah Najihah Abdullah, Norleyermah Hj Raya and Nur Wasiqah Aziemah Rosimah finished runners-up in the women’s seni regu event after…
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Karatedo team all set for SEA Games

Karatedo team all set for SEA Games
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national karatedo team has worked to their best to prepare for the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam. Brunei will be sending five athletes to compete in the sport at the May 12 – 23 event. Muhammad Sufizan Mohd Sofian, who bagged a bronze medal in the last…
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SEA Games: Anisah motivated to be flag-bearer

SEA Games: Anisah motivated to be flag-bearer
Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL pencak silat athlete Anisah Najihah Abdullah is proud to be named Brunei's flag-bearer at the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA Games) in Vietnam. Anisah, who won bronze in the women's tunggal event at the last edition, never expected to be chosen to lead the country out at the opening…
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National silat team ready for new rules

National silat team ready for new rules
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN IT will be a different affair for the national silat team heading into the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam this month. The seni events, which were previously contested in a pool system, has been changed to a knockout system. Brunei returned with one bronze medal in the last…
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Know Your Athlete: Nina Juna

Know Your Athlete: Nina Juna
Nina Juna, Brunei’s five-time fittest woman, became the latest YOU.C1000 ambassador and became the only Bruneian to make it into the semi-finals of the CrossFit Games 2022. Don’t let her petite frame fool you as the 30-year-old Temburong native can deadlift a weight of 143kg. Despite graduating in Computer Networking from Politeknik Brunei, she decided…
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Four wushu athletes to represent Brunei at SEA Games

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…
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Game On! Brunei set for eSports debut at SEA Games

Game On! Brunei set for eSports debut at SEA Games
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI is looking to make their debut in eSports at the upcoming 31st SEA Games in Vietnam. The Sultanate will be sending a total of 10 PUBG MOBILE players to contest in both the individual and team events. The players are divided into two teams with each fielding four players…
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Nina Juna advances to CrossFit Games semis

Nina Juna advances to CrossFit Games semis
Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NINA JUNA made it back-to-back appearances in the semi-finals of the CrossFit Games after finishing 27th in the Asian region in the quarter-finals recently. The 30-year-old completed her workouts with a total of 174 points – placing her in position 1093 in the world among over 5000 athletes. The Games…
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