Tag Archive for "Athletics"

Know Your Athlete: Maziah Mahusin

Maziah Mahusin is no stranger in Brunei as she is the Sultanate's first ever female Olympian after competing at the 2012 London Olympics. It is coming up to almost eight years since her race and she took a time out to speak to us at BruSports News on her life now. Q: Tell us some…

July 12, 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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Firdaus looks to sprint to new records

Brought to you by Standard Chartered Bank Brunei.Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL sprinter Md Noor Firdaus Ar-Rasyid Hj Mohd Idris has set his sights on some new personal bests this year. Firdaus last competed at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines in December where he ran a time of 21.84s in the 200m event.…

February 25, 2020

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Firdaus sets sights on new 200m national record at SEA Games

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL sprinter Md Noor Firdaus Ar-Rasyid Hj Idris has set his sights on a new national record when he competes in the men’s 200-metre event at the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines. His current best and national record is a time of 21.39s, which he set two years ago…

November 20, 2019

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Athletics: Brunei win one gold and two silver at Sarawak Open

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWANPictures: Courtesy of BDAF BRUNEI will return from the 66th Sarawak Open Athletics Championships with one gold and two silver medals. Maziah Mahusin was the biggest winner after bagging one gold and one silver medals over the weekend. She won the gold in the women’s 100m event after crossing the line…

April 14, 2019

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Brunei shine at Special Olympics World Games

Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWANPictures: Courtesy of SOBD SPECIAL Oympics Brunei Darussalam (SOBD) will return from the 2019 Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi with one gold, two silver and three bronze medals. Muhammad Haziman Azrul Muhd Nurudin was the biggest winner after he won the country’s only gold medal in the 200m event…

March 21, 2019

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Maziah working her way back after successful surgery

Caption: Maziah Mahusin (C) in a picture with fellow Olympians Jaspar Yu (L) and Fakhri Ismail. Picture: Courtesy of Brunei Strength and Conditioning Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN MAZIAH Mahusin is wasting no time and looking to whip herself back into shape. Brunei’s first female Olympian underwent successful surgery on her right heel on July…

October 5, 2017

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Good outing for Brunei at 9th ASEAN Para Games

Caption: The national para 10-pin bowling team pose for a group photo. Picture: Courtesy of Brunei secretariat at 9th ASEAN Para Games Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI will return from the 9th ASEAN Para Games in Kuala Lumpur with a tally of two gold, six silver and six bronze medals. The result is just…

September 22, 2017

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Alihan and Shari target podium finish at 9th ASEAN Para Games

Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI will be banking on the duo of Alihan Muda and Shari Hj Juma'at for their gold medal hopes at the 9th ASEAN Para Games in Kuala Lumpur. Twenty-four athletes will be representing the Sultanate in three sports: athletics, 10-pin bowling and cycling in the Malaysian capital and all eyes will be on…

September 14, 2017

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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…

August 25, 2017

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