26 August
MYANMAR won one gold and one silver medal in the 500-meter events at the 14th World Dragon Boat Racing Championship in Pattaya, Thailand, yesterday, the last day of the competition.
In the Under-24 women’s 500-meter event, team Myanmar secured the gold medal, beating host Thailand and United States, by finishing the race in 2 minutes and 24.757 seconds in the first round and ending the second round in 2 minutes and 24.049 seconds.
In the Under-24 men’s 500-meter event, team Myanmar grabbed the silver medal, ending the first round in 2 minutes and 10.581 seconds and the second round in 2 minutes and 10.347 seconds. Meanwhile, host Thailand won gold and China (Hong Kong) garnered the bronze medal in the event.
Myanmar competed with host Thailand, Indonesia, China, Chinese Taipei, and Ukraine in the Premier Open Boat race event, and ended sixth (2 minutes and 7.183 seconds). While China won the race, Indonesia came second, and Chinese Taipei team came third. In the tourney which started on 21 August, team Myanmar competed in 15 boat race events, securing medals in 13 events — 4 gold, 4 silver, and 5 bronze medals. —MNA (Translated by Kyaw Zin Lin)
