Prince Presents Medals To Winners
By Dannie Abu Basrah

Bandar Seri Begawan - Two Brunei athletes involved in the 23rd Manila SEA Games last year were awarded medals yesterday as they were upgraded from bronze to silver in their respective events after previous winners were disqualified.

The two athletes were Farrahwaheeda binti Haji Bujang, who previously won bronze medal in the Taekwando bantamweight category as the previous gold medallist was disqualified.

The second recipient was Tong Kit Siong who initially won the bronze medal in the Karate-do Individual Kumite category as the former silver medal winner was disqualified.

Presenting the medals to the two athletes was His Royal Highness Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah, the President of the Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium.

Also present at the ceremony was the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Pehin Major General (Rtd) Dato Haji Mohammad and the Permanent Secretary, Dato Paduka Haji Jemat.

Early this year a meeting of the SEGF Council (SEA Games Federation Council) was held to finalise all matters concerning the 23rd SEA Games hosted by the Philippines in 2005.

The meeting was attended by all member countries in South East Asia.

At the meeting it was decided to officially disqualify certain medal winners as they had committed some rule violations and so to readjust the medal winners in the affected sports.

Based on that decision two Brunei Darussalam medal winners have been up-graded in their medal positions in their respective sports. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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