| Fadhil Yunus |
HIS Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Malik yesterday attended the National Level Pencak Silat Tournament finals in conjunction with the 70th birthday celebrations of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam at the Multi-Purpose Hall of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex last night.
During the closing ceremony, His Royal Highness also presented the prestigious Challenge Shield kurnia (gift) by His Majesty to two main winners.
Awangku Abdul Mu’izz bin Pengiran Haji Abdul Karim of the Brunei-Muara District bagged gold in the Cekak Asli Male catego-ry after beating Omar Abdul Aziz bin Haji Ismail while Md Amrull bin Haji Ariffin of Temburong District defeated Muhd Arrsyafaiq bin Hassan in the Kuntau Adult Male category to clinch gold.
Awangku Abdul Mu’izz has won the event twice while Md Amrull bagged his second successive Kuntau title.
His Royal Highness Prince ‘Abdul Malik in a group photo with the winners. – MOHAMMAD ASYRAMISYANIE
Md Amrull noted that there was a selection process in the district level illustrating the high turnout of participants during the earlier stages.
The Temburong-based exponent said that the best athlete has been chosen to represent the team for the competition posed some difficulty during the bout.
“They will find the best athlete to play in the national competition,” said Md Amrull in an interview with the media.
He added that he trained mainly on his own perfecting his techniques in preparation for the national event.
Meanwhile, Awangku Abdul Mu’izz insisted that the challenge coming from the various competitors is equally hard in the event.
Winning the tournament for a third time would mean that the competitor would have to relinquish the category and compete in a new one.
Meanwhile, Muhd Amirul ‘Azmi bin Haji Ali Amzah of the Tutong District bagged gold in the Class ‘A’ tanding putra final after defeating Md Zairul Abidin bin Abu Zaini from Belait District.
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