Brunei at the 2022 Asian Games

Brunei at the
2022 Asian Games
IOC codeBRU
NOCBrunei Darussalam National Olympic Council
Websitewww.bruneiolympic.org
in Hangzhou
19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) – 8 October 2023 (2023-10-08)
Competitors11 in 3[2] sports
Flag bearers Mohammad Adi Salihin
Basma Lachkar[1]
Officials10
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
2
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Brunei competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, which was held from 23 September 2023 to 8 October 2023.[3] The delegation had 21 members, 11 of which were athletes and the rest were officials.[4]

In this edition Brunei won their first ever Asian Games silver medal courtesy of wushu practitioner Basma Lachkar.[5][6][7]

Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Brunei that will participate at the Asian Games:[2]

Sport Men Women Total
 Karate (details) 1 3 4
 weightlifting (details) 0 1 1
 Wushu (details) 4 2 6
Total 5 6 11

Medalists

Further information: 2022 Asian Games medal table

The following Bruneian competitors won medals at the Games.

Silver

No. Medal Name Sport Event Date
1  Silver Basma Lachkar Wushu Women's taijiquan 28 September

Karate

Main article: Karate at the 2022 Asian Games

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2022 Asian Games

Brunei is represented by a single weightlifter at the 2022 Asian Games – Jurelena binti Juna. Juna is backed by her coach Muhammad Hadi Dinie bin Abdul Rahman.[8]

Women
Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
1 2 3 Result Rank 1 2 3 Result Rank
Jurelena Juna 64 kg 75 78 81 81 10 95 100 105 100 10 181 10

Wushu

Main article: Wushu at the 2022 Asian Games

Taolu

Athlete Event Event 1 Event 2 Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Mohammad Roslan Men's nanquan and nangun 9.713 5 9.716 4 19.429 4
Majdurano Majallah 9.463 14 9.680 11 19.143 14
Hosea Wong Men's taijiquan and taijijian 9.730 9 9.380 13 19.110 13
Walid Lachkar Men's daoshu and gunshu 9.376 10 9.390 10 18.766 10
Basma Lachkar Women's taijiquan and taijijian 9.746 2 9.756 2 19.502 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Lim Yee Sean 9.436 11 9.060 10 18.496 10

References

  1. ^ "Team Brunei Darussalam - Profile | The 19th Asian Games". Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "NOC Entries - Team Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam". Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Aiming for glory". Borneo Bulletin. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  4. ^ "His Royal Highness urges discipline in Asian Games pursuit". Borneo Bulletin. 21 September 2023. The Sultanate is sending 21 members to the Asian Games, comprising 11 athletes and 10 officials. (subscription required)
  5. ^ "Brunei pays tribute to Chinese coach after historic Asian Games silver medal in Wushu". The Star. Xinhua. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  6. ^ Lee, David (24 September 2023). "Brunei's Basma Lachkar creates history with wushu silver at Asian Games". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Wushu star Basma seals silver in Asian Games". Borneo Bulletin. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Brunei weightlifter departs for Asian Games". Borneo Bulletin. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023. (subscription required)