Brunei athlete tops regional Spartan meet

Fadhil Yunus

Brunei Darussalam impediment course racing specialist Zulkernean bin Haji Tohara delivered one of many most interesting performances within the nation’s sporting historical past after being ranked first for his age group within the 2022 Spartan Southeast Asia (SEA) Regional Collection.

The native competitor topped the ultimate leaderboard after accumulating an overhaul haul of 2470.4 factors following the tip of the four-race sequence in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis, Vietnam final weekend.

Zulkernean, who has been an energetic performer in representing the nation within the regional stage, struck the gold medal within the Spartan Dash Vietnam within the 50-54 years age group.

He additionally loved podium finishes with each bronze in Kuching, Malaysia and Chiang Mai, Thailand to remain in agency rivalry of the coveted SEA Regional Collection title. The Bruneian has additionally helped information the journeys of fellow native Spartans within the nation, in addition to gaining expertise in numerous worldwide races.

The Spartan SEA Regional Collection is a point-based competitors masking 4 epic races throughout Southeast Asia. The primary leg commenced with the Tremendous 10k occasion (25 obstacles) in Sarawak final June earlier than making a cease in Chiang Mai with the Tremendous occasion final August.

The third leg noticed the Philippines enjoying host in Cavite with the Beast 21k (30 obstacles) occasion final September, culminating with Ho Chi Minh Metropolis on the finish of the sequence.

In the meantime, Benjamin Jr Belamirno completed runners-up within the SEA Regional Collection Age Group for 50-54 years with 1,499.7 factors, adopted by Paul Van Slyke in third place with 1,000 factors.