Brunei ends Para Games campaign with five medals

Fadhil Yunus

Brunei Darussalam contingent ended their marketing campaign on the eleventh ASEAN Para Video games 2022 with an total medal haul of 1 gold, one silver and three bronze in Solo, Indonesia yesterday.

Brunei’s solitary gold medal within the multi-sport showpiece was received by Hirdan bin Haji Abdul Kadir within the males’s shotput F56 occasion.

The nationwide athlete produced a greatest rating of 8.44 factors within the closing spherical. It was the proper response for the nationwide para athlete having settled for silver within the males’s discus throw and bronze within the males’s javelin throw throughout the earlier version in Kuala Lumpur in 2017.

He additionally claimed the silver medal within the males’s javelin F56 occasion after accumulating a rating of 20.45 factors.

Compatriot Shari bin Haji Juma’at secured his second bronze medal within the males’s discus throw F54-F55 occasion, having already earned a spot within the podium within the males’s javelin throw F54-F55 occasion.

Zainul Wardi bin Haji Tarip additionally contributed to the medal haul in para athletics with bronze within the males’s discus throw F35- F37 occasion.

The Sultanate despatched a 22-member contingent to compete in three occasions specifically para athletics, para badminton and para swimming.

The ASEAN Para Video games drew to a detailed with a closing ceremony on the Stadium Manahan in Solo final night time.