Six bowlers have been selected for the Games, but there will also be one weightlifter as the country continues a Commonwealth Games tradition which stretches back to Auckland in 1990.

Bahren bin Abdul Rahman, Mohd Hazmi bin Haji Idris, Haji Osman bin Haji Yahya and Haji Amli bin Haji Gafar will compete in the men's fours at the bowls, which will take place in Royal Leamington Spa.

They will be joined by Esmawandy binti Brahim and Norafizah binti Matossen in the women's pairs category.

Mohammad Nashrul bin Haji Abu Bakar is the sole weightlifter competing after qualifying in Singapore in March.

He will compete at 61 kilograms.

"This is one of the Games we are looking forward to," said Brunei's Chef de Mission Amal Matjinen to insidethegames.

"Four years back, when we competed in Gold Coast, we were doing some strategy in order to ensure that we were moving towards Birmingham 2022.

"It's not only Brunei who is looking forward to it, but also the different nations and territories."

Bakar has an interesting story after moving from football to weightlifting.

"He used to be playing a different sport and I think his moment has come now he is doing weightlifting," said Matjinen.

"He was aiming towards this Commonwealth Games and it's already in his heart I would say.

"He is a very focussed athlete, he is a very dedicated athlete. He dedicates all of his effort to weightlifting and Birmingham 2022.

"One of his regrets in life is not focussing so much on the strength and conditioning when he was in sports school.

"He is trying to break his personal record."

The bowls team, meanwhile, have had one eye on the warm British weather last week which saw temperatures rise to 40 degrees Celsius in some places.

Although things have cooled down since then, the Brunei team is taking no chances, despite coming from a place which is normally much hotter than Britain.

"We heard about the heatwave that's going on in the UK," Matjinen said.

"In Brunei the temperature is always 31, 32...

"They [the bowlers] have been training so they are ready for the heat in the UK.

"So that the climate doesn't affect their technique." 

COVID-19 has impacted Brunei's preparations, as with every country and territory appearing at the Games.

"They were training on and off and the [bowls] greens weren't really open during that time," Matjinen said.

Matjinen will be serving as Chef de Mission for the first time in Birmingham, with her team having to travel via Singapore and Dubai to reach the host city. 

She is the women's representative on the Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council Executive Committee.

His Royal Highness Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah, the President of the NOC, handed Matjinen the country's flag at a departure ceremony.

"I believe that the role of Chef de Mission is really huge, in order to ensure the welfare of our athletes," she said.

"Firstly thank you to the Government of his majesty, the Sultan of Brunei, for trusting me and giving me this huge responsibility.

"And not to forget the President of the Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council.

"This is my first time working with the Commonwealth family."

Brunei has not missed a Commonwealth Games since Auckland and has never won a medal, but was buoyed after claiming a gold, silver and a bronze at the Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam in May.

In January, the Queen's Baton Relay visited and took in sites including the largest "water village" in the world.

It also stopped off in unspoilt jungle before a sunrise run down the beach with a brigade of Gurkhas.

"I've been to the UK many times as a student, I love going to the UK," Matjinen said.

"You guys are trying to help us even before we are coming.

"Everything is there even in the COVID times. 

"I can see from the other side of the world that they are working really, really hard.

"I know there is a hiccup here and there, but everything can be resolved quickly.

"For us it's very welcoming, and for sure it's going to be a great event in the hands of the British people."