‘Rising Together-Baton Run’, held at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium yesterday morning was joined by His Royal Highness Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah, President of the Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council (BDNOC).

Brunei Darussalam is the first country to host the run.

In conjunction with the 29th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and 9th Asean Para Games which will be held in Kuala Lumpur this year, this is the first time such an event is organised by a host country, which is Malaysia, in the history of SEA Games and Asean Para Games.

Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof, Brunei's Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports and Brigadier General Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysian Minister of Youth and Sports, also participated in the Baton Run.

The goal of the run is to promote the upcoming 29th SEA Games and 9th Asean Para Games.

His Royal Highness first participated in a warm up aerobic session and then proceeded to receive the baton from the Malaysian minister. His Royal Highness then took off as the first baton runner with the Brunei and Malaysian ministers. During the run, His Royal Highness passed the baton to both ministers before reaching the first check point.

His Royal Highness then passed the baton to the bronze medal winner in Wushu at the 28th SEA Games, Mohd Sufi Shayiran bin Roslan at the first check point at the end of the Budiman walk.

Seven check points were passed through numerous Brunei's landmarks. This includes Prime Minister's Office Complex, the Royal Regalia Building, Brunei Old Clock Tower, Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Mosque and Mercu Dirgahayu 60 monument among others.

Among the baton bearers were Azmi bin Hadzid, the cyclist who won silver in the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Cycle Speedway Club Championship, Singapore 2016; Kifli bin Hamzah, the national Silat athlete who obtained a bronze medal at the Singapore SEA Games last year; Nurul Ain binti Md Jaafar, the national Taekwondo athlete who won a silver medal at last year's SEA Games; Zatie Hidayat bin Saidi who won silver at last year's SEA Games in Sepak Takraw; and Dayangku Nurul Nabilah binti Pengiran Md Salleh who won silver at the 11th Asian Lawn Bowls and the 9th Asian Under 25 Single Championship Brunei 2016.

The last baton bearer Sahri bin Haji Jumaat, who won gold in the javelin throw at the Asean Para Games in Singapore handed over the baton to Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi.

The Bruneian minister then passed the baton to Malaysian Minister KhairyJamaluddin who handed over the baton to the Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to Brunei Darussalam, Meynardo L Montealegre.

The Philippines will host the next Baton Run taking place on March 12.

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