| Fadhil Yunus |
BRUNEI Darussalam national para athletics team had a successful outing after grabbing a silver and bronze medal in the 9th Asean Para Games at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
Brunei’s Nor Hensan Haji Mataha led the charge after securing the silver medal in the Women Discus Throw F12 event having registered a best mark of 24m.
The athlete seemed to be encountering concerns in the first two rounds after a pair of false starts put her temporarily at the bottom in the overall classification.
Malaysia’s Hemala Devi was way ahead of the chasing pack and despite Nor Hensan’s bumpy start, neither of the competitors seemed to be showing any threat to dislodge the leader.
The Bruneian finally got on the scoreboard and climbed immediately to silver medal position after an impressive toss earned her a score of 21.88m and comfortably ahead from her nearest rivals.
Her score in the third round was good enough to win silver as no-one was able to challenge eventual winner Hemala’s best mark of 32.46m in the first round.
Brunei’s Hirdan Abdul Kadir had earlier won the country’s first medal in the Asean Para Games after claiming bronze in the Men Javelin Throw F56 event with a mark of 22.17m.
Faridul of Malaysia took gold while Vietnam’s Trinh Cong Luan settled for silver.
The national athletics’ contingent collected two gold, three silver and four bronze medals in the previous edition in Singapore two years ago.
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