TUTONG CAMP, Thursday, 2 November, 2023 – The Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF) hosted the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Half Marathon Championship and 10km Race 2023 event. The units that participated in the championship were the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF), the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN), the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF), the Joint Force Headquarters RBAF (JFHQ RBAF) and the Special Forces Regiment (SFR) yesterday morning.
Present at the championship as the Guest of Honor was Yang Mulia Major General Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhamad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, the Commander of the RBAF. Also present were Service Commanders, Acting Service Commander, Acting Joint Force Commander, Deputy Commander, Acting Deputing Commander, senior officers, officers and personnel of the RBAF.
A total of six categories were contested in the championship. The men’s categories include the 21km Team Event, the 10km Open Event, and the 10km Veteran Open Event and the women’s categories include the 10km Team Event, 10km Open Event, and 10km Veteran Open Event. In addition to the main events, a 3.6km Trail Walk was conducted around the Tutong Camp, which saw the participation of the RBAF Commander, Service Commanders, Acting Service Commander, Acting Joint Force Commander, Deputy Commander, Acting Deputing Commander, senior officers, officers and personnel of the RBAF
The SFR emerged as the champion for the 21km Men’s Team Event with the RBLF and the JFHQ RBAF securing the second and third places respectively. Meanwhile, The RBLF emerged as the champion for the 10km Women’s Team Event, with the RBAirF finishing as the runners-up, and the JFHQ claiming third place.
The top 3 winners for the 10km Men’s Open Event were Able Rate Mohd Abd Azim @ Mohd Nordy Hafizi bin Haji Sijini, RBN (RBN), Private Khairul Anwar Arib bin Amirul Amri (RBLF) and Staff Sergeant Qamarul Arifin bin Hifni (RBLF). As for the top 3 winners for the 10km Women’s Open Event were Private Dk Nur Batrisyia Bazilla binti Pg Md Ali Hassan (RBLF), Lance Corporal Hanipah binti Haji Usin (RBLF), and Lieutenant Rasyidah Suziany binti Roslan, RBN (RBN), respectively.
In the 10km Men’s Veteran Event, the winners were Warrant Officer Two (WO2) Awg Tengah bin Awg Haji Hassan (RBLF), Sergeant Shahrul bin Jalil Jinin (RBLF), and Staff Sergeant Mardi bin Haji Matassim (RBLF). Meanwhile, in the 10km Women’s Veteran Event, the winners were Major (U) Hajah Siti Arnie Asrita binti Haji Osman (RBAirF), Major Nurhafizah binti Danan (RBLF) and Lieutenant Colonel Dr Hajah Norinda binti Haji Tengah (RBLF).
The event culminated with a formal prize presentation to the winners in their respective categories followed by a group photo session.
KEJOHANAN HALF MARATHON DAN ACARA LARIAN 10KM PERINGKAT ANGKATAN BERSENJATA DIRAJA BRUNEI BAGI TAHUN 2023
PERKHEMAHAN TUTONG, Khamis, 2 November 2023 – Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB) telah menganjurkan Kejohanan Half Marathon dan Acara Larian 10km Peringkat Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) bagi Tahun 2023. Unit-unit yang ikut serta dalam kejohanan tersebut adalah Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB), Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB), Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB), Markas Angkatan Bersama ABDB (MAB ABDB) dan Rejimen Pasukan Khas (RPK).
Hadir selaku Tetamu Kehormat pada kejohanan tersebut ialah Yang Mulia Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Haji Muhamad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Pemerintah ABDB. Turut hadir bersama adalah Pemerintah-Pemerintah Angkatan Tentera ABDB, Pemangku Pemerintah Angkatan Tentera, Timbalan Pemerintah, Pemangku Timbalan Pemerintah, Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan, Pegawai-pegawai, dan anggota-anggota ABDB.
Sebanyak enam kategori yang dipertandingkan. Kategori lelaki terdiri daripada Acara Berpasukan 21km, Acara Terbuka 10km dan Acara Terbuka Veteran 10km. Manakala kategori wanita terdiri daripada Acara Berpasukan 10km, Acara Terbuka 10km dan Acara Terbuka Veteran 10km. Selain dari acara-acara utama, Trail Walk sejauh 3.6km telah diadakan di sekitar Perkhemahan Tutong, yang disertai oleh Pemerintah ABDB, Pemerintah-Pemerintah Angkatan Tentera ABDB, Pemangku Pemerintah Angkatan Tentera, Timbalan Pemerintah, Pemangku Timbalan Pemerintah, Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan, Pegawai-pegawai, dan anggota-anggota ABDB.
RPK muncul sebagai juara bagi Acara 21km Lelaki Berpasukan sementara TDDB dan MAB ABDB ditempat kedua dan ketiga. Manakala, TDDB juga muncul sebagai juara dalam Acara 10km Wanita Berpasukan dengan TUDB berada ditempat kedua dan MAB ABDB ditempat ketiga.
Pemenang-pemenang yang ketiga teratas bagi Acara 10km Lelaki Terbuka adalah Laskar Muda Mohd Abd Azim @ Mohd Nordy Hafizi bin Haji Sijini, TLDB (TLDB), Soldadu Khairul Anwar Arib bin Amirul Amri (TDDB) dan Staf Sarjan Qamarul Arifin bin Hifni (TDDB). Sementara pemenang-pemenang yang ketiga teratas bagi Acara 10km Wanita Terbuka adalah Soldadu Nur Batrisyia Bazilla binti Pg Md Ali Hassan (TDDB), Lans Koperal Hanipah binti Haji Usin (TDDB), dan Leftenan Rasyidah Suziany binti Roslan, TLDB (TLDB).
Pemenang bagi Acara 10km Lelaki Veteran pula, pemenangnya adalah Pegawai Waran Dua (PW2) Awg Tengah bin Awg Haji Hassan (TDDB), Sarjan Shahrul bin Jalil Jinin (TDDB) dan Staf Sarjan Mardi bin Haji Matassim (TDDB). Manakala, pemenang Acara 10km Veteran Wanita pula, pemenangnya adalah Mejar (U) Hajah Siti Arnie Asrita binti Haji Osman (TUDB), Mejar Nurhafizah binti Danan (TDDB), dan Leftenan Kolonel Dr Hajah Norinda binti Haji Tengah (TDDB).
Acara tersebut berakhir dengan penyampaian hadiah-hadiah kepada pemenang-pemenang mengikut kategori yang dipertandingkan dan diikuti dengan sesi bergambar ramai.