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Brunei sends five-member contingent to Asian Para Games

Brunei Darussalam will send a five-member contingent, comprising one para badminton athlete and four officials to the 5th Asian Para Games, Aichi-Nagoya, Japan 2026 from October 18 to 24, 2026.

Para badminton athlete Awangku Muhd Amirul Faiq bin Pengiran Zali will compete in the badminton’s Singles SH16 event. The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS), through the Department of Youth and Sports, held a National Flag Handover Ceremony for the Brunei Darussalam contingent at the Simpur Room of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium yesterday.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Pengiran Dato Seri Setia Shamhary bin Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Mustapha, the guest of honour, officiated the handover of the national flag to Chef de Mission of the Brunei Darussalam contingent to the 5th Asian Para Games Ali Yusri bin Abdul Ghafor. The programme continued with a welcoming address by Permanent Secretary at the MCYS Aliuddin bin Haji Abdul Rahman, who also chaired the ceremony.

Ambassador of Japan to Brunei Darussalam Kikuta Yutaka; deputy permanent secretaries at the MCYS; members of the Sports Excellence Incentive Scheme Committee; members of the National Athletes Selection and Evaluation Committee; representatives of the Brunei Darussalam National Paralympic Council; and athletes’ family members were also present at the ceremony.

The national contingent is scheduled to depart for Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, today.

The Asian Para Games is the largest multi-sport event in Asia for athletes with disabilities and was formerly known as the Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled (FESPIC Games). Brunei Darussalam first participated in the 4th FESPIC Games in Indonesia in 1986, with the country’s most recent participation in the Asian Para Games being at the 3rd edition in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2018. – James Kon

ABOVE & BELOW: Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Pengiran Dato Seri Setia Shamhary bin Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Mustapha in a group photo; and handing over the national flag to Chef de Mission of the Brunei Darussalam contingent to the 5th Asian Para Games Ali Yusri bin Abdul Ghafor. PHOTO: JAMES KON
PHOTO: JAMES KON

SOURCE/AUTHOR : BORNEO BULLETIN/JAMES KON

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