Brunei Darussalam combat sport exponents did the nation proud after winning medals in the Abu Dhabi Jiu-jitsu Pro (AJP) Tour Johor Bahru International Jiu-jitsu Championship 2023 at the Educity Sports Complex in Johor Bahru, Malaysia recently.
The country’s leading martial artists achieved success in the GI and no-GI events in the highly-prestigious meet.
Brunei exponent Nazif Shamhary struck two gold medals in the under-56 kilogramme category in both the GI and no-GI events.
Nazif defeated Vietnam’s Duc Ho in the respective GI and no-GI finals respectively.
Brunei also made a one-two podium finish in the under-62 kilogramme category in the no-GI event with Faris Shamhary winning the gold medal and Roshan taking silver.
Roshan also claimed silver in the GI event while Faris claimed bronze in the same event. In the GI event, Roshan sealed a 9-6 win over Singapore’s Arthur Goh in the quarter-finals before closing out a 2-0 win over Indonesia’s Muhammad Raihan in the last-four to cement a place in the final.
Faris started off his GI campaign with a 7-1 win before being denied an all-Brunei final following a loss to Indonesia’s Khalid Hamzah in the last four.
The Bruneian bounced back with a 4-0 win over Muhammad Raihan in the bronze medal match.
Currently, Nazif holds the top spot in Brunei in both the Men’s Amateur GI and no-GI White Belt Rankings for the AJP Tour 2022-2023.
He also placed 133rd in Asia in the GI event and 69th in the no-GI event.
Meanwhile, Faris is currently ranked first in Brunei and 69th in the No GI event.
He is also ranked third in Brunei and 340th in Asia in the GI event.
Roshan is ranked second in the GI event in Brunei and 248th in Asia, as well as being ranked third in Brunei and 126th in Asia in the no-GI event.
The trio of white belt holders – who are all brothers – are seasoned competitors and train under the banner of Khalifa Mixed Martial Arts. – Fadhil Yunus
