MYANMAR’S national teams in taekwondo and canoeing achieved notable successes at the XXXIII South-East Asia Games, held across Bangkok, Chonburi, and Chiang Mai in Thailand.
The men’s 200-metre canoe double team claimed two silver medals, while Myanmar athletes also secured two bronze medals in the Women’s kayak slalom and the judo (Nage-no- Kata) pairs competitions.
Myanmar athletes competed in a wide range of sports, including shooting, jujitsu, cricket, kabaddi, petanque, billiards and snooker, rooster fighting, taekwondo, basketball, judo, gymnastics, volleyball, skating, athletics, archery, rowing, teqball, hockey, kayak, swimming, karate, and football.
On the morning of 11 December, officials from the Myanmar Olympic Committee, together with representatives from the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, the Ministry of Information, the Yangon Region Social Affairs Minister, Myanmar sports federations, and other agencies, attended competitions in Bangkok to support Myanmar athletes.
In the jujitsu events held at the Ronnaphakat Building, Navaminda Kasatriyadhiraj Air Force Academy, Myanmar competed in men’s and women’s weight categories (–48, –57, –69, –85 kilogrammes) and in team events. In the women’s –67-kilogramme taekwondo event, Myanmar’s Kay Thwe Mon Lin won the silver medal after competing against an athlete from Thailand.
In the men’s 200-metre canoe double, Myanmar’s Myo Hlaing Win and Htut Khaung Zaw claimed silver, while in the women’s kayak slalom, Myanmar’s Po Po Aung secured the bronze medal. In the judo (Nage-no-Kata) pairs, Myanmar’s La Yaung Shan and Hlaing Min Khant earned bronze with 375 points, finishing behind Vietnam and Thailand.
Myanmar also recorded victories in petanque, snooker, and rooster fighting events, while experiencing narrow defeats in team competitions such as football and the women’s three-person petanque.
Following the competitions on 11 December, Myanmar’s national teams had accumulated a total of 11 medals: two gold, six silver, and three bronze, ranking seventh overall among participating countries. — MNA/KZL
