(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-BOXING-TRADITIONAL BOXING COMPETITION

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-BOXING-TRADITIONAL BOXING COMPETITION

(230618) -- YANGON, June 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Naing Aung Shin (R) of Myanmar competes with Daung Phyo Wai of Myanmar during the traditional boxing competition at the Theinbyu Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar, June 18, 2023. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/ Xinhua)

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-BOXING-TRADITIONAL BOXING COMPETITION

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-BOXING-TRADITIONAL BOXING COMPETITION

(230618) -- YANGON, June 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hantharwady (R) of Myanmar competes with Saw Kaw Htoo of Myanmar during the traditional boxing competition at the Theinbyu Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar, June 18, 2023. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/ Xinhua)

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-BOXING-TRADITIONAL BOXING COMPETITION

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-BOXING-TRADITIONAL BOXING COMPETITION

(230618) -- YANGON, June 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hantharwady (L) of Myanmar competes with Saw Kaw Htoo of Myanmar during the traditional boxing competition at the Theinbyu Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar, June 18, 2023. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/ Xinhua)

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-BOXING-TRADITIONAL BOXING COMPETITION

(SP)MYANMAR-YANGON-BOXING-TRADITIONAL BOXING COMPETITION

(230618) -- YANGON, June 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Thwe Lin Htet (L) of Myanmar competes with Hlaing Htet Aung of Myanmar during the traditional boxing competition at the Theinbyu Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar, June 18, 2023. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/ Xinhua)

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,

Myanmar traditional boxers return after COVID-19

STORY: Myanmar traditional boxers return after COVID-19 DATELINE: June 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of boxers competing in the game STORYLINE: Eighteen-year-old Kyar Thway said he was excited as he would return to the boxing ring after more than two years of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kyar Thway was waiting at Yangon's Theinbyu Stadium on Saturday afternoon for his 63.5-kg weight class match. "I feel slightly unmotivated as I was absent from the boxing fight for more than two years," he said, adding that he would compete his best to win the bout at the Shwe Aung Lan Myanmar Lethwei Championship. Myanmar Traditional Lethwei Federation (MTLF) affiliated with the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs has organized the competition, which runs from June 25 to July 10. "Since the COVID-19 outbreak, it is the first Myanmar Lethwei championship event that allows fans to enter the stadium in line with COVID-19 guidelines," MTLF pr