Sport in Brunei
Several sports, along with leisure activities are also partaken in Brunei; from badminton and swimming to horseback riding, mountain biking, and paintball.
Tours to Kampong Katimahar's agricultural park, which features off-road routes and a diverse range of flora and fauna.
Jaspar Yu Woon Chai, who was selected to represent Brunei in the men's singles competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, was the country's first badminton Olympian.
He defeated fellow countryman Huzairie Abang Ali in the Squash Academy final at Pei Lin Middle School in Miri.
They rose to prominence in the domestic arena and created history by becoming the first team from their nation to win a medal at the Men's Jumbo Doubles competition at the SEA Cup.
Via their collaboration with the ASEAN Cycling Confederation, the BDCF are a wholly non-profit, volunteer-run organisation connected with the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).
Nurjamri Johari was the top cyclist for Brunei, placing sixth with a time of 1:57:30 in the International Cross Country Competition XCO (Elite Men) category, where only 16 of the 26 starters completed the event.
[21] On 16 July 2022, Zeke Chan, beat Anderson Lim's ten-year-old national record in the 200 metre freestyle event with a timing of 2:00.46.
[17] Christian Nikles participated in the 50 and 100 metre freestyle events at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, but he was unable to make it past the quarter-finals.
[22][23] National swimmer Joel Ling Thai Yu won silver in the men's 200 metre backstroke event at the 2022 Sukma Games with a timing of 2:12.91, beating his previous record of 2:14:68 established in the preliminary round.
Hayley set a new national record in the 200 metre butterfly event with a timing of 2:35.48, breaking Maria Grace Koh's previous mark.
[17] At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Maizurah Abdul Rahim participated in the women's 200 metre event.
[26] The first female participant from Brunei ever to compete in an Olympic Games occurred at London 2012 when Maziah Mahusin broke the national athletics record in the women's 400 metres.
[27] Brunei sprinter Muhd Noor Firdaus Ar-Rasyid ran a time of 21.99 seconds in the 200 metres at the 2017 and 2019 World Athletics Championships.
In the men's division, the Philippines were defeated in the quarter-finals by the team of Ali Saifullah Abdullah, Hazim Ramliee, and Haziq Aqwa.
The team of Anisah Najihah, Nur Wasiqah Aziemah, and Norleyermah Raya, on the other hand, defeated Thailand in the round of eight, but lost to Singapore in the semi-finals.
Hyde Nachman of Brunei Darussalam defeated Mic Daniel Siaw of Sabah is competing for the male individual gold medal, and Hyde Nathania defeated Maitheli A/P Mohana Sundaram of Pulau Pinang to continue competing for the female individual gold medal.
