PM hails Bonnie for winning powerlifting gold
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob congratulated powerlifting athlete, Bonnie Bunyau Gustin, for winning the gold medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022. Through a post on his official Facebook, the prime minister said Bonnie’s success in winning the fourth gold medal for the Malaysian contingent made the country proud. “The country’s […]
Bonnie Bunyau gets RM50k reward from Dayak Cultural Foundation
By Rachel Mina KUCHING: The Dayak Cultural Foundation (DCF) will present Sarawakian powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin an incentive worth RM50,000 as a reward for his latest achievement in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics recently. The 22-year-old athlete has grabbed the gold medal by lifting 228kg, and more remarkably has broken the Paralympic Games record of 227kg […]
Yee Khie bags second medal for Malaysia Tokyo Paralympics
TOKYO: National powerlifting athlete Jong Yee Khie bagged a second medal for Malaysia, a silver, in the men’s 107 kilogrammes (kg) category at the Tokyo Paralympics today. Despite being unsuccessful in his first attempt to lift 230kg, he bounced back to confirm the silver medal in his second attempt, this time lifting 237kg. However, the […]
Bonnie Bunyau — an inspiration to other athletes
KUCHING: The Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) has extended its warmest congratulations to powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin and believes his achievement will inspire other athletes to strive for success in their sports career. SUPP secretary general Datuk Sebastian Ting Chiew Yew noted that Bonnie’s achievement has brought much joy and glory to the country, making […]
Bonnie Bunyau shows the way
KUCHING: Bonnie’s accomplishment demonstrates that with dedication, determination, and hard work, any ‘anak Sarawak’ (Sarawakian) can compete and thrive on a global scale, said The Dayak Bidayuh National Association (DBNA). Following that, BDNA congratulated the National Paralympic Weightlifting Athlete, Bonnie Bunyau Gustin, 22, from Kampung Baru Mawang after having won the first gold medal for […]
Sarawak is proud of you, Bonnie!
KUCHING: Sarawakian powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin who won Malaysia’s first-ever gold medal in men’s 72kg powerlifting category at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, is a shining example that sports is a career for all and dictated by competency and excellence. In congratulating the 22-year-old world-class athlete, Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Snowdan Lawan said […]
A new frontier for athletes with disabilities
KUCHING: See the potential and abilities of disabled people instead of their disabilities, said the Welfare, Community Welfare, Women, Family and Child Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “My experience working with these people is that they do not want pity from us. They want dignity,” she said. “So let us provide better infrastructure, intervention, […]
King, Queen congratulate Bonnie
KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah congratulated national paralympic powerlifting athlete Bonnie Bunyau Gustin who won Malaysia’s first gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games today. In a post uploaded on Istana Negara’s Facebook page, Their Majesties also […]
Prime Minister congratulates Bonnie
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has congratulated and thanked national powerlifting ace Bonnie Bunyau Gustin for contributing the first gold medal for the Malaysian Family at the Tokyo Paralympics. He said in a post on his Facebook page that Bonnie’s success was a source of national pride when the national anthem […]
Thanks for all your support: Gustin
BY FAIZAL BUJANG KUCHING: The national powerlifting champion, Gustin Jenang today (Aug 28) was overjoyed and moved to learn that his son Bonnie Bunyau won the gold medal in the powerlifting for the 72kg category event At the same time Bonnie, 22, from Serian, also created a new Paralympic Games record for the event with […]
