Brunei at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Brunei at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of Brunei
CGF code	BRU
CGA	Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council
Website	bruneiolympic.org
in Birmingham, England 28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors	7 (5 men and 2 women) in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Brunei Darussalam was represented at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom by the Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council.

In total, seven athletes including five men and two women represented Brunei Darussalam in two different sports including lawn bowls and weightlifting.

Competitors

In total, seven athletes represented Brunei Darussalam at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom across two different sports. ^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Lawn bowls	4	2	6
Weightlifting	1	0	1
Total	5	2	7

Lawn bowls

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

In total, six Bruneian athletes participated in the lawn bowls events – Haji Osman Haji Yahya, Bahren Abdul Rahman, Haji Amli Haji Gafar and Mohd Hazmi HJ Idris in the men's fours and Norafizah Matossen and Esmawandy Brahim in the women's pairs. ^[1]

The lawn bowls events took place at Victoria Park in Leamington Spa between 29 July and 6 August 2022. ^[2]

Brunei's bowlers in the men's fours lost their three matches against Malaysia, Wales and Norfolk Island in the group stage and were eliminated, finishing bottom of their group. In the women's pairs, Matossen and Brahim followed up a defeat in their opening match against Australia with a win against Canada in their second match. However, they were eliminated after losing to Wales in their final group match. ^[3]

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Haji Osman Haji Yahya Bahren Abdul Rahman Haji Amli Haji Gafar Mohd Hazmi HJ Idris	Men's Fours	Malaysia L 8 - 21	Wales L 2 - 28	Norfolk Island L 4 - 17	4	did not advance
Norafizah Matossen Esmawandy Brahim	Women's Pairs	Australia L 14 - 24	Canada W 15 - 12	Wales L 8 - 27	3	did not advance

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

In total, one Bruneian athlete participated in the weightlifting events – Nashrul Abu Bakar in the men's –61 kg category. ^[1]

The lawn bowls events took place at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Marston Green between 30 July and 3 August 2022. ^[4]

The −61 kg took place on 30 July 2022. Abu Bakar lifted 95 kg (snatch) and 132 kg (clean and jerk) for a combined score of 127 kg which placed him sixth in the overall rankings. ^[5]

Athlete	Event	Weight lifted		Total	Rank
		Snatch	Clean & jerk
Nashrul Abu Bakar	Men's –61 kg	95	132	227	6

References

1. "(BRU) Brunei Darussalam". Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
2. "Victoria Park". Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
3. "Results - Lawn Bowls and Para Lawn Bowls". Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
4. "The NEC". Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
5. "Results - Weightlifting - Men;s 61 kg final". Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2025.

External links

• Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council Official site