Brunei Win 20 Medals
By Dannie Abu Basrah

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Brunei contingent bagged 20 medals (one gold, 11 silver and eight bronze) in the just-concluded 5th BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games in Makassar, west Sulawesi,Indonesia.

The athletes were welcomed back at the Brunei International Airport by the Director of Youth and Sports, Awang Matassim bin Hj Jibah and officials from the Department of Youth and Sports including family members yesterday.

Brunei led by chef-de-mission Pg Sabri bin Pg Hj Mohamad won gold in the sepak takraw regu event from the team consisting of Ismail Ang, Sharul, - Esmidiade and Azmi. A total of 28 athletes and 13 officials represented the country for their third participation in the games in Makassar from Nov 24-26. Brunei took part in athletics, pencak silat, swimming, sepak takraw and tennis.

Brunei collected the most medals from the swimming events with 13 medals out of the 20 won. Maria Grace Koh bagged four silvers and two bronze medals.

Maria Grace Koh won silvers in the 50m, 100m, and 20m backstroke while the bronze came from the ladies 4x200m freestyle relay and the ladies' 400m individual medley. Second to Maria's medal collection was male swimmer Sui Kent Chung who bagged three silvers and 2 bronze medals.

In pencak silat, Brunei managed to win four silvers and one bronze medal. The silvers were won by Amali Hj Malek, Khuzaiman, Rohana and Asliza from the Men's Class C, Men's Class D, Women's Class A and Women's Class B respectively.

The pencak silat bronze was won in the Men's Class B by Amirul Ahad. Brunei's Abd Haqim Haji Yahya won a bronze medal in the high jump event. The BIMP-EAGA Friendship Games are held every two years to foster camaraderie among countries in the BIMPEAGA region.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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