16 Myanmar athletes to compete in Hangzhou Asian Para Games

STORY: 16 Myanmar athletes to compete in Hangzhou Asian Para Games DATELINE: Oct. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:49 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Myanmar athletes training STORYLINE: Myanmar will send a contingent of 16 athletes to compete in the 4th Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, the Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federation (MPSF) said on Tuesday. "The athletes were selected depending on the medals and records they had gained during the 12th ASEAN Para Games," Min Naing Oo, joint secretary of the MPSF, told Xinhua. Myanmar's sports delegation for the Hangzhou Asian Para Games will feature 14 male athletes, two female athletes and five coaches in the sports of athletics, sitting volleyball and swimming. "These are the sports we are aiming for medals, including gold medals," Min said, adding that the athletes have been training in camp since the conclusion of the 12th ASEAN Para Games. The 4th Asian Para Games is scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province fr

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

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-ASEAN PARA GAMES-TRAINING

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-ASEAN PARA GAMES-TRAINING

(220610) -- YANGON, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's athletes train for the upcoming 2022 ASEAN Para Games in Yangon, Myanmar, June 9, 2022. 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. (Xinhua/U Aung)

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-ASEAN PARA GAMES-TRAINING

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-ASEAN PARA GAMES-TRAINING

(220610) -- YANGON, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's sitting volleyball players train for the upcoming 2022 ASEAN Para Games in Yangon, Myanmar, June 9, 2022. 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. (Xinhua/U Aung)

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-ASEAN PARA GAMES-TRAINING

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-ASEAN PARA GAMES-TRAINING

(220610) -- YANGON, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's athletes attend a training session for the upcoming 2022 ASEAN Para Games in Yangon, Myanmar, June 9, 2022. 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. (Xinhua/U Aung)

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-ASEAN PARA GAMES-TRAINING

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-ASEAN PARA GAMES-TRAINING

(220610) -- YANGON, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's athletes train for the upcoming 2022 ASEAN Para Games in Yangon, Myanmar, June 9, 2022. 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. (Xinhua/U Aung)

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-ASEAN PARA GAMES-TRAINING

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-ASEAN PARA GAMES-TRAINING

(220610) -- YANGON, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Myanmar's swimmer trains for the upcoming 2022 ASEAN Para Games in Yangon, Myanmar, June 9, 2022. 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. (Xinhua/U Aung)

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-ASEAN PARA GAMES-TRAINING

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-ASEAN PARA GAMES-TRAINING

(220610) -- YANGON, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Myanmar's swimmer trains for the upcoming 2022 ASEAN Para Games in Yangon, Myanmar, June 9, 2022. 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. (Xinhua/U Aung)

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-ASEAN PARA GAMES-TRAINING

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-ASEAN PARA GAMES-TRAINING

(220610) -- YANGON, June 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A Myanmar's athlete trains for the upcoming 2022 ASEAN Para Games in Yangon, Myanmar, June 9, 2022. 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. (Xinhua/U Aung)