| Achong Tanjong |
THE Brunei Darussalam Veteran Athletics Association bagged 36 medals at the Hong Kong Masters Athletics Championship (HKMAC) 2017 held at Wan Chai Sport Ground, Hong Kong on November 11-12.
The athletics were welcomed at the Brunei International Airport yesterday.
According to team manager, Husna binti Abdullah, the veteran athletes won 18 gold medals, 13 silver and five bronze medals. Four medals were accompanied by broken records.
According to Husna, Brunei were represented only by 17 athletes compared with other countries represented by over 40 athletes. This gave the Bruneians more encouragement to double their efforts to win medals.
She added that athletes from Singapore and Malaysia were the main competitors for the Bruneian athletes but they still managed to win the medals that they wanted.
Apart from participating at the HKMAC 2017, the national veteran athletes also took part in similar championships in Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia to receive more exposure and experience.
Haji Abdul Rani bin Haji Matasan, 70, one of the top achievers in the competition won four medals – two golds, one silver and one bronze medal. He also set records in high jump and the 80m hurdle.
With the achievement he looks forward to continue his success in future championships.
The team competed in track events of 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 3,000m and 5,000m and in the field events the team contested in the high jump, long jump, discus, shot putt, javelin and hurdle.
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