RIMBA AIR BASE, Friday 27 January 2017 – The Special Force Regiment water polo team emerged as champions after defeating the Royal Brunei Land Force with a 2 – 1 win at the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) Water Polo Championship finals held at Rimba Air Base Sports Complex this afternoon.
Meanwhile, the Special Force Regiment Swimming team clinched the Swimming Championship finals, which was held earlier this week, with a total of 6 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals. The Royal Brunei Land Force came in second place and the Ministry of Defence came in third.
The finals also showcased a 50 metres freestyle individual swimming competition which was won by Sjn Haji Zulamin from the Special Force Regiment followed by CPO Haji Mohd Irwan from the Royal Brunei Navy in second place and LCpl Mohd Yunus bin Haji Hamid from the Ministry of Defence in third place.
The finale featured a 4 x 50 metres combined match of ranks for Officers and Senior Non-Commissioned Officers in which the Royal Brunei Land Force emerged champion followed by the Royal Brunei Air Force in second place and the Special Force Regiment in third place.
Prizes were presented to the podium finishers by the guest of honour Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Major General Dato Paduka Seri Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah, Commander of the RBAF.
The RBAF Swimming and Water Polo Championship 2017 began on 23 January 2017 and saw participation from six teams, namely the Ministry of Defence, the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF), Royal Brunei Navy (RBN), Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF), Training Institute RBAF (TI RBAF) and Special Force Regiment (SFR).
KEJOHANAN RENANG DAN POLO AIR ABDB 2017
PANGKALAN TENTERA UDARA RIMBA, Jumaat 27 Januari 2017 – Pasukan polo air Rejimen Pasukan Khas (RPK) muncul sebagai juara setelah menewaskan pasukan Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB) dengan jaringan 2 -1 di Kejohanan Renang dan Polo Air Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) 2017 di Kompleks Sukan, Pangkalan Tentera Udara Rimba petang tadi.
Manakala di Kejohanan Renang, pasukan renang RPK meraih kejohanan yang dipertandingkan awal minggu ini dengan memperolehi sebanyak 6 pingat emas, 2 pingat perak dan 2 pingat gangsa. Pasukan renang TDDB mendapat tempat kedua dan pasukan renang Kementerian Pertahanan mendapat tempat ketiga.
Perlawanan akhir juga menyaksikan kejohanan renang 50 meter gaya bebas dimana tempat pertama dimenangi oleh Sjn Haji Zulamin dari pasukan RPK diikuti di tempat kedua oleh Bintara Kanan Haji Mohd Irwan dari Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB) dan tempat ketiga oleh LKpl Mohd Yunus bin Haji Hamid dari Kementerian Pertahanan.
Acara terakhir menyaksikan acara renang 4 x 50 meter gabungan khas bagi Pegawai-pegawai dan Pegawai Tidak Bertauliah Kanan menyaksikan pasukan TDDB muncul sebagai johan, diikuti dengan pasukan Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei di tempat kedua dan pasukan RPK di tempat ketiga.
Hadiah-hadiah disampaikan kepada podium finishers oleh Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah, Pemerintah ABDB selaku tetamu kehormat.
Kejohanan Renang dan Polo Air ABDB 2017 bermula pada 23 Januari 2017 dan disertai oleh enam pasukan terdiri dari Kementerian Pertahanan, Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB), Tentera Laut Diraja Brunei (TLDB), Tentera Udara Diraja Brunei (TUDB), Institut Latihan ABDB (IL ABDB) dan Rejimen Pasukan