Myanmar to send over 90 athletes to 2022 ASEAN Para Games

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Myanmar to send over 90 athletes to 2022 ASEAN Para Games

STORY: Myanmar to send over 90 athletes to 2022 ASEAN Para Games DATELINE: June 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: NAYPYIDAW CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people training STORYLINE: Myanmar will send a contingent of over 90 athletes with disabilities to compete at the upcoming 2022 ASEAN Para Games, Myo Myint, vice president of the Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federation (MPSF), told Xinhua on Thursday. "More than 90 athletes, over 20 coaches and a managing team will be sent to 2022 ASEAN Para Games," the MPSF Vice President said. Myo Myint also said the Myanmar athletes would participate in seven sports including athletics, powerlifting and sitting volleyball in the upcoming ASEAN Para Games in Indonesia. The sports federation has been training some 100 athletes for the upcoming ASEAN Para Games since Nov. 1 last year, Myo Myint said. The ASEAN Para Games, a biannual multi-sport event for athletes with physical disabilities, is to be hosted in the city of Surakarta in Indon

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