BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Monday 10 Sept 2007 – Sayyidina Hassan Secondary School emerged as the champion in the overall All States Cadet Officer Shooting Skills Competition for 2007, grabbing the championship title in the Rifle Team and Metal Plate Dropping events. While PIHM Serasa Muara Secondary School came in second place after beating Muda Hashim Secondary School into third place.

The four-day shooting competition, held from 07 until 10 September at the old gallery shooting field of Penanjong Garrison drew participations of officer cadets from 13 schools in the sultanate namely: Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien College, Science College Paduka Seri Begawan Sultan, PIHM Serasa Secondary School, Menglait Secondary School, Sayyidina Hassan Secondary School, Pehin Dato Seri Maharaja Mentiri Secondary School, Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam Secondary School, Muda Hashim Secondary School, Maktab Anthony Abell Seria College, Sayyidina Othman Secondary School, Perdana Wazir Secondary School, PAP Hajah Rashidah Sa’adatul Bolkiah Secondary School dan Sultan Hassan Bangar Secondary School.

The shooting events were divided into five categories: Rifle Team, Snap Team, Section Team, Individual Rifle and Metal Plate Dropping. In the Rifle Team competition, Sayyidina Hassan Secondary School came in first place. Runner up was Muda Hashim Secondary School followed by PIHM Serasa Secondary School in third place.

In the Snap Team competition, first place was grabbed by PIHM Serasa Secondary School, second place - Sayyidina Hassan Secondary School while Perdana Wazir Secondary School was third place.

Meanwhile Muda Hashim Secondary School emerged victory in the Section Team category; PIHM Serasa Secondary School and Sayyidina Hassan Secondary School came in second and third place respectively.

In the Metal Plate Dropping category, Sayyidina Hassan Secondary School emerged victorious followed by Menglait Secondary School ‘A’ and ‘B’ respectively.

The Individual Rifle category saw Mohd Norazlee bin Kifle from Muda Hashim Secondary School won the Best Individual Shooter title followed by Mohd Najib bin Md Amin from SMJA Secondary School in second place.

The annual officer cadet shooting competition aims to seek school team champion and individual while at the same time to ensure a continuous working relationship and strengthen a closer bond among the ASMDB officer cadet, and to assess their capabilities and skills in handling the M16 light weapon.

The winning prizes were awarded to the winners by the Acting Commandant of Support Services Royal Brunei Armed Forces, Lieutenant Col Haji Azlan bin Hj Mohd Saji.