Temburong District emerged overall winners of the cengkak asli and kuntau categories after collecting two gold medals, three silver and three bronze in the National Pencak Silat Championship in conjunction with the 77th birthday celebration of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam held at the Indoor Stadium of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex on Saturday.
In the individual category, Md Nizamuddin Mukminin bin Fairulman of the Belait team won the cekak asli shield while Md Zulkarnain of the Temburong team was honoured with the kuntau shield. The two pencak silat exponents won gold in the men’s adults category.
-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin