Brunei at the 2022 Asian Games

Brunei at the 2022 Asian Games
IOC code	BRU
NOC	Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council
Website	www.bruneiolympic.org
in Hangzhou 19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) – 8 October 2023 (2023-10-08)
Competitors	11 in 3 [1] sports
Flag bearers	Mohammad Adi Salihin Basma Lachkar [2]
Officials	10
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 2
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Brunei competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, which was held from 23 September 2023 to 8 October 2023. ^[3] The delegation had 21 members, 11 of which were athletes and the rest were officials. ^[4]

In this edition Brunei won their first ever Asian Games silver medal courtesy of wushu practitioner Basma Lachkar. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing Brunei that will participate at the Asian Games: ^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Karate ( details )	1	3	4
weightlifting ( details )	0	1	1
Wushu ( details )	4	2	6
Total	5	6	11

Medalists

Further information: 2022 Asian Games medal table

The following Bruneian competitors won medals at the Games.

Silver

No.	Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
1	Silver	Basma Lachkar	Wushu	Women's taijiquan	28 September

Karate

Kata

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Final/BM
		Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Rank
Farhan Syahirah	Women's Individual	35.70	5	Did not advance
Farhan Syahirah Rodhyatul Adhwanna Farhana Najeeha	Women's Team	38.20	2	Did not advance

Kumite

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals/Repechage	Final/BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Harith Dahlan	Men's kumite -60 kg	Bye	J C Lachica  (PHI) L 1–3	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 2022 Asian Games

Brunei is represented by a single weightlifter at the 2022 Asian Games – Jurelena binti Juna. Juna is backed by her coach Muhammad Hadi Dinie bin Abdul Rahman. ^[8]

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch					Clean & Jerk					Total	Rank
		1	2	3	Result	Rank	1	2	3	Result	Rank
Jurelena Juna	64 kg	75	78	81	81	10	95	100	105	100	10	181	10

Wushu

Main article: Wushu at the 2022 Asian Games

Taolu

Athlete	Event	Event 1		Event 2		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mohammad Roslan	Men's nanquan and nangun	9.713	5	9.716	4	19.429	4
Majdurano Majallah		9.463	14	9.680	11	19.143	14
Hosea Wong	Men's taijiquan and taijijian	9.730	9	9.380	13	19.110	13
Walid Lachkar	Men's daoshu and gunshu	9.376	10	9.390	10	18.766	10
Basma Lachkar	Women's taijiquan and taijijian	9.746	2	9.756	2	19.502
Lim Yee Sean		9.436	11	9.060	10	18.496	10

References

1. "NOC Entries - Team Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam". Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
2. "Team Brunei Darussalam - Profile | The 19th Asian Games". Asian Games 2022. Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
3. "Aiming for glory". Borneo Bulletin. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
4. "His Royal Highness urges discipline in Asian Games pursuit". Borneo Bulletin. 21 September 2023. The Sultanate is sending 21 members to the Asian Games, comprising 11 athletes and 10 officials.(subscription required)
5. "Brunei pays tribute to Chinese coach after historic Asian Games silver medal in Wushu". The Star. Xinhua. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
6. Lee, David (24 September 2023). "Brunei's Basma Lachkar creates history with wushu silver at Asian Games". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
7. "Wushu star Basma seals silver in Asian Games". Borneo Bulletin. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
8. "Brunei weightlifter departs for Asian Games". Borneo Bulletin. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.(subscription required)