THE Myanmar canoe and kayak team returned home to a hero’s welcome after securing 15 medals: ten golds, one silver and four bronzes at the 2025 Singapore Sprint Cup, held from 12 to 13 July in Singapore.
The event featured ten teams representing six countries: Singapore, Australia, Hungary, Myanmar, Malaysia and Chinese Taipei. Myanmar’s athletes, representing the Myanmar Rowing Federation, delivered a standout performance in multiple categories.
On the first day, Myanmar won gold in the men’s canoeing single 1000-metre, U18 men’s canoeing single 1000-metre, and U18 men’s canoeing single 500-metre events. The team also claimed one silver and one bronze in the U18 men’s kayak single 500-metre race.
Their success continued on the second day with gold medals in the men’s canoeing double 200-metre, men’s canoeing four 200-metre, men’s canoeing single 200-metre, U18 men’s canoeing single 200-metre, men’s canoeing single 500-metre, and men’s canoeing double 500-metre events. The team also earned bronze in the men’s canoeing four 500-metre and men’s kayak four 500-metre races. With this overall performance, Myanmar ranked first among the participating nations.
A delegation of 11, including team leaders, coaches and athletes, returned to Yangon International Airport at 10:30 pm on 14 July. Yangon Region Chief Minister U Soe Thein, regional ministers, the Director-General of the Department of Sports and Physical Education, officials from related departments, the chairman and members of supporting sports associations, representatives from the Myanmar Rowing Federation, fellow athletes, trainees from the Sports and Physical Education Institute (Yangon), and families of the athletes gathered in large numbers to offer a warm and proud welcome. — MNA/KZL
