Nur Hasnaa Syahmina binti Md Hassanal Adilah will be the first local karateka to compete in the World Karate Federation Karate-1 Youth League in Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates.
The competition will see 2,070 karatekas from 78 countries competing between February 22 and 26.
Nur Hasnaa Syahmina, 12, will be competing in the under-14 kata female category.
The young karateka, from Shotokan Karate Brunei Darussalam and guided by national karate coach Anggoro Bayu Pratama, will leave the Sultanate on February 22.
Nur Hasnaa Syahmina, who is under the Youth and Sports Department’s karate scheme, pledged to give her best performance and hopes to reach the finals in the tournament. – Azlan Othman
