honbo.html
foreword.html
history_contents.html
committee.html
dojo.html
Bulletin.html
gallery.html
wadokai_black_belt_corners.html
acknowledgements.html
WadoForum.html
feedback.html


Copyright Reserved

Photo & Text Source:  Dannie Abu Basrah, Borneo Bulletin Issue 22 Sept. 2006 

HRH Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah presenting the silver medal to  Tong Kit Siong.

Two Brunei athletes involved in the 23rd Manila SEA Games last year were awarded medals yesterday as they were upgraded from bronze to silver in their respective events after previous winners were disqualified.

 

The two athletes were Farrahwaheeda binti Haji Bujang, who previously won bronze medal in the Taekwando bantamweight category as the previous gold medallist was disqualified.

 

The second recipient was Tong Kit Siong who initially won the bronze medal in the Karate-do Individual Kumite category as the former silver medal winner was disqualified.

 

Presenting the medals to the two athletes was His Royal Highness Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah, the President of the Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium.

 

Also present at the ceremony was the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Pehin Major General (Rtd) Dato Haji Mohammad and the Permanent Secretary, Dato Paduka Haji Jemat.

 

Early this year a meeting of the SEGF Council (SEA Games Federation Council) was held to finalise all matters concerning the 23rd SEA Games hosted by the Philippines in 2005.

 

The meeting was attended by all member countries in South East Asia.

 

At the meeting it was decided to officially disqualify certain medal winners as they had committed some rule violations and so to readjust the medal winners in the affected sports.

 

Based on that decision two Brunei Darussalam medal winners have been up-graded in their medal positions in their respective sports.

 

Related Links: 

(1)  SEA Games 2005 Bronze Medallist, Kit Siong upgrades to Silver

(2)  Prince presents medals to winners http://www.brunet.bn/news/bb/fri/sep22s1.htm

 

    Fri Sep 22 21:49:52 UTC+0800 2006

   Approved by: Shihan Hj. Malai Mohammed