Brunei Darussalam has been awarded hosting rights for the upcoming 9th World Junior Wushu Championships 2024, to be held at the Indoor Stadium and the Multi-Purpose Hall of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex.
Executive General Secretary of the 9th World Junior Wushu Championships 2024 Ang Ju Ming shared during a press conference that the country has secured a bid to host the world meet.
He said, “This is an important event for the International Wushu Federation because they have put their trust on us to make sure we host this competition successfully. A bid was made to host this competition and we managed to secure it.”
He added, “For us to host such a big event with limited resources is not easy. But, with the support from our government through the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS), Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Health and all the relevant government agencies, we managed to pull it off. We hope to make this competition a success whereby every athlete and delegate will bring back good memories.”
The Sultanate has impressed in the wushu regional, continental and global stages in recent times following a string of podium finishes. The tournament, slated from September 25 to 29, provides an opportunity to unearth young talents and showcase their skills in an internationally-acclaimed event.
“With this edition coming into Brunei, we are able to build younger athletes. There is a total of 11 athletes comprising in all three categories. What we hope to achieve through this championship is to give them the exposure and the competition readiness that every athlete wants,” said Ang.
The country has won medals in the world junior meet in the past most recently one bronze in the previous edition in Tangering, Indonesia as well as one silver and bronze in the World Taichi Championships in Singapore.
Some 50 countries involving 507 athletes 220 team officials and 204 technical officials will be participating in the competition.
Permanent Secretary (Youth) at the MCYS Haji Zakaria bin Haji Serudin was the guest of honour at the event. – Fadhil Yunus
