(Bandar Seri Begawan, 19th Jan) The Brunei Wushu Federation held its 2024 membership conference and 2025 New Year gathering today at the Brilliance Hotel.
In his speech, President Lin Wenhua of the Wushu Federation stated,
For the Wushu Federation, 2024 is a year of special significance. In addition to achieving good results in various martial arts competitions, we hosted the first Brunei International Wushu Championship in May and successfully organized the 9th World Junior Wushu Championship in September. This is an international competition, with heavy preparations and significant funding required, but we completed the task smoothly and received recognition from the International Wushu Federation and praise from many participating countries. This is thanks to the strong support from all parties, for which we are especially grateful!
Looking back to the past and forward to the future, 2025 will also be a busy year for the Wushu Federation:
1. As in previous years, our athletes will engage in intense training domestically and will also head to China for training camps to prepare for various wushu events.
2. We will send athletes to participate in various wushu events domestically and internationally.
3. We will assist the Ministry of Education in preparing for the wushu events at the 14th ASEAN School Games hosted in Brunei in November.
Additionally, there are plans to start Sanda training in 2025, aiming for a more comprehensive development of wushu in Brunei, providing wushu athletes with another opportunity and choice to excel.
Finally, I want to once again thank everyone for their support of the wushu movement and hope that in the new year, we can unite to achieve even greater success.
The President wishes everyone a Happy New Year 2025, with good health. Here, I also wish everyone an early happy new year, wishing for good luck and prosperity in the Year of the Snake!