Brunei weightlifter qualifies for Commonwealth Games

Fadhil Yunus

Brunei Darussalam weightlifter Mohammad Nashrul bin Haji Abu Bakar etched his identify into the historical past books after incomes his nation qualification for the Commonwealth Video games 2022 in weightlifting for the primary time.

The Commonwealth Video games is scheduled to be held from July 28 to August 8 in Birmingham, the UK.

The feat got here following his gold medal success and a nationwide document within the males’s under-61kg class within the Singapore Weightlifting Worldwide 2022 Commonwealth qualifier final month.

Mohammad Nashrul advised the Sunday Bulletin, “The Singapore Weightlifting Internationals was my first ever abroad worldwide competitors representing Brunei.

“To be trustworthy, the expectation coming into the competitors was merely to provide you with an official complete and acquire a global expertise within the sport.

“Brunei had simply reinstated their membership with the Worldwide Weightlifting Federation (IWF) after being suspended from exercise, so part of the rationale to hitch this competitors was to additionally kickstart the federation’s participation beneath the IWF.”

Gaining qualification to the Commonwealth Video games- a milestone for the nation within the sport- got here as a shock to Mohammad Nashrul.

“We knew this competitors was a qualifier for the Commonwealth Video games, however we had no intention or in any way to qualify, given the extent that I’m towards the remainder of the competitors area.”

To achieve an official complete, Mohammad Nashrul wanted to efficiently raise a weight in each the snatch and the clear and jerk.

“I made 212kg complete with a weight of 96kg in Snatch and 116kg in Clear and Jerk,” he stated.
With a high eight end within the general rating listing on the finish of qualifying calendar making the reduce, Mohammad Nashrul ensured his spot after ending in seventh place.

In the meantime, Vice President of Brunei Darussalam Nationwide Weightlifting Affiliation (BDNWA) Hadi Dinie bin Abdul Rahman stated, “Our federation has been established since 2019 to succeed the earlier administration.

“After overcoming a collection of obstacles, Mohammad Nashrul units a brand new Brunei document and made the nation proud after changing into the primary weightlifter to qualify for the Commonwealth Video games.”