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