Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Laila Diraja Dato Seri Setia Hj Hazair Hj Abdullah (R) presents the reward to Kamarul Ariffin Hj Abdul Ghaffar during yesterday's Sports Excellence Reward Scheme (SPKS) awarding ceremony. Kamarul Ariffin took home a total of $7,500 for finishing at the top of the podium in the B2 Visually Impaired Bowling event of the Asian Youth Para Games in Kuala Lumpur at the end of October last year. BT/ Yee Chun Leong
National wushu athlete Lee Yingshi (L) receives her prize from Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Laila Diraja Dato Seri Setia Hj Hazair Hj Abdullah during the Sports Excellence Reward Scheme (SPKS) awarding ceremony at the Green Room of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas yesterday. Lee received $2,000 for winning gold in the duilian event at the 6th Asian Junior Wushu Championship back in Shanghai back in 2011. BT/ Yee Chun Leong
Wushu dominated the money list at yesterday's Sports Excellence Reward Scheme (SPKS) awarding ceremony at the Green Room of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium in Berakas.
Nine athletes, two coaches, one assistant coach and three associations received a total of $37,700 from tournaments contested in 2011 and last year, where 15-year-old wushu exponent Mohd Sufi Shayiran Roslan was his sport's biggest winner with $5,000.
The biggest individual winner, though, was para-athlete Kamarul Ariffin Hj Abdul Ghaffar - who took home a cool $7,500 for finishing at the top of the podium in the B2 Visually Impaired Bowling event of the Asian Youth Para Games in Kuala Lumpur at the end of October last year.
He won the gold, while blindfolded, after recording 929 pinfalls at the competition.
Mohd Sufi and younger brother Mohd Adi Sya'rani won silver in the duilian event (duo sparring with broadsword and spear) at the 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games in Palembang, Indonesia, at the end of September.
Both were rewarded $3,000 each for their efforts.
Sufi received another $2,000 for his bronze medal in the nangun (southern staff) event at August's 7th Asian Junior Wushu Championship in Manila.
Ang Guat Lian also won $2,000 for her bronze medal in the Taijiquan (Taiji fist) event at the same tournament.
The pair of Lee Yingshi and Karyn Ho Chia Yin each received $2,000 for winning gold in the duilian event at the 6th Asian Junior Wushu Championship back in Shanghai back in 2011.
Both national wushu coach Li Hui and the Wushu Federation of Brunei Darussalam (WFBD) were awarded $2,800 each while assistant coach Ang Lu Guan received $700.
The Brunei Darussalam National Association of the Blind (BDNAB) received $1,500.
In petanque, the trio of Mohamad Zunaidi Hj Ali, Hamidun Hj Abdul Hamid and Hj Yusof Mohamad were each awarded $2,000 for winning bronze in the Triple Open category at the 7th Pan Pacific Petanque Championship which the Sultanate hosted from May 31- June 2 last year.
Both national petanque coach Somsak Juychunprasert and the Brunei Darussalam Petanque Association also received $1,200 each.
Present to hand out the cheques to the respective winners was the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Yang Berhomat Pehin Orang Kaya Pekerma Laila Diraja Dato Seri Setia Hj Hazair Hj Abdullah.
