GAMES-SEA/MYANMAR-TRADITIONAL BOAT RACE Myanmar's traditional boat rowers hope to retain gold at SEA Games

Record ID: 156082

  • Title: GAMES-SEA/MYANMAR-TRADITIONAL BOAT RACE Myanmar's traditional boat rowers hope to retain gold at SEA Games
  • Date: 11th May 2015
  • Summary: YANGON, MYANMAR, (MAY 9, 2015) (REUTERS) ROWERS DOING EXERCISE AT MYANMAR ROWING AND CANOEING FEDERATION COMPOUND AT YANGON MYANMAR ROWERS DOING EXERCISE VARIOUS OF ROWERS DOING EXERCISE ROWERS NEAR POSTER SIGN READING (English) "GOLD THROUGH TBR, ROWING & CANOEING" SIGN READING ON POSTER READING (English) "MINISTRY OF SPORTS, ROAD TO 28TH SEA GAMES SINGAPORE" SPORT FLAGS
  • Embargoed: 26th May 2015 13:00
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  • Location: Myanmar
  • Country: Myanmar
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA3IAR03HM1LUK9E9AZOLHWPOR0
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Myanmar's Traditional Boat Race (TBR) team is working hard to be ready to defend its gold medals in the upcoming 28th SEA Games (Southeast Asian Games).
    Team members have been preparing for the Traditional Boat Race, also known as the Dragon Boat race, by doing strenuous exercises and holding vigourous practice sessions as they prepare for the games to be held in Singapore from June 5-26.
    Myanmar's TBR team aims to get eight gold medals in Singapore as they are trying to set a new record this year.
    Team members feel they have good reason to be optimistic about their medal chances.
    "We have changed rowers systematically and are doing systematic exercise harder than last year. That's why we can say that we hope for gold medals in Traditional Boat Race," said Myanmar's TBR coach Win Pe.
    "I would like to say that we are going to take gold medal in Singapore SEA Games as we are trying our best." said rower Saw Maung.
    Saw Maung said the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia will be the biggest challengers for them.
    According to the Ministry of Sport, Myanmar aims to get 50 gold medals overall in the 28th SEA Games.
    They aimed for 100 gold medals in the 27th SEA Games which were held in 2013 in Myanmar, but they had to settle for 86 golds out of 233 medals overall. That was second to Thailand, which took home 107 golds among its 282-medal haul.
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