The Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) Sports Competition took place at Zeyathiri Tatmadaw Sports Ground in Nay Pyi Taw on 25 September, with the attendance of Chairman of the State Administration Council (SAC) Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and wife Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, together with SAC Vice-Chairman Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) Vice-Senior General Soe Win and wife Daw Than Than Nwe, Council member Chief of the General Staff (Army, Navy and Air) General Maung Maung Aye and wife, Union-level dignitaries, Union ministers and wives, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and wives, the commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command, officers, other ranks and families of the offices and departments under the Office of Commander-in-Chief (Army, Navy and Air), senior military officer trainees of National Defence College, officers, other ranks and families from regiments and units under Nay Pyi Taw Command, trainees from Tatmadaw Football Academy, invited guests and athletes.
During the ceremony, the SAC Chairman Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services delivered remarks as follows:
- Holding the Tatmadaw’s sports competitions aim to select nationally selected athletes for bringing honour to the State from the players who were chosen from Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) teams and turn out new generation athletes continuously.
- Sports must be done with physical strength and mental capability. Taking sports exercises can help strengthen the body organs of individuals and improve mental capacity.
- Tatmadaw has formed the Tatmadaw Sports and Physical Education Administration Board and the Tatmadaw Sports Committee to turn out highly qualified Tatmadaw athletes to bring honour to the State.
- Achievements in the sports sector successfully uplift the physical and mental capabilities of citizens, it is a root cause to develop human resources of the State directly.
- Tatmadaw athletes could compete in international and regional sports competitions with high qualifications and secured medals for bringing honour to the State.
- It is necessary to forge strength, perseverance, industry, and diligence in serving the defence duty of the State. Athletes have to forge unity and bilateral trust among themselves through the spirit of teamwork.
- All different levels of Tatmadaw members have to dutifully serve assigned duties with full strength and capacity due to the demands of the State.
The Senior General and party watched the match between the Nay Pyi Taw Command team and the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) team in the second-round stage of the Defence Services Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy Football Tournament at which the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) team beat Nay Pyi Taw Command team with 4-0.
The Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) Sports Competition consists of 10 sports events of football, Karatedo, men’s and women’s track & field, men’s and women’s Myanmar martial arts, boxing, men’s and women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s Judo, golf, Sepak Takraw and Taekwondo which will last till 11 October, it is reported.
Source: GNLM (26-9-2024)
- Holding the Tatmadaw’s sports competitions aim to select nationally selected athletes for bringing honour to the State from the players who were chosen from Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) teams and turn out new generation athletes continuously.
- Achievements in the sports sector successfully uplift the physical and mental capabilities of citizens, it is a root cause to develop human resources of the State directly.
- All different levels of Tatmadaw members have to dutifully serve assigned duties with full strength and capacity due to the demands of the State.