Myanmar traditional boxing championship held in Yangon

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Myanmar traditional boxing championship held in Yangon

STORY: Myanmar traditional boxing championship held in Yangon DATELINE: Aug. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:34 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of boxers competing in the game STORYLINE: The seventh Myanmar Lethwei World Championship was organized with fans at the Theinbyu Stadium of Myanmar's Yangon on Sunday. "This is seventh edition of the annual Myanmar Lethwei World Championship, and we held with spectators this year because of low rate of COVID-19 infection in the country," U Wunna, member of the central executive committee of Myanmar Traditional Lethwei Federation (MTLF), told Xinhua on Sunday. "All the limited tickets for the event were sold out earlier despite a crisis time," U Wunna added, who is also the organizer of the event. The event, in which Myanmar national boxers fight against foreign boxers, has been held annually in since 2016. "More spectators came and watched event as Lethwei enthusiasts haven't watched the boxing fights inside the stadium for a long time,

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