National karate exponent Muhd Harith bin Dahlan holds his trophy. PHOTO: SECRETARIAT
Brunei Darussalam earned their first medal of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games after securing bronze in the men’s under-55 kilogrammes event in karate at the Chroy Changvar International Convention and Exhibition Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia yesterday.
National karate exponent Muhd Harith bin Dahlan beat his Laotian opponent H Vongsidar 6-2 in the repechage round to claim the all-important bronze.
Muhd Harith had earlier lost to Malaysia’s Prem Kumar Selvam 7-0 before receiving another shot of winning the country’s first medal.
His conqueror Prem Kumar Selvam eventually won the gold medal while Thailand’s Chanpet Setthapong settled for silver.
