The fifth National Sports Festival 2024 and para-sports events held their competitions at designated stadiums in the Nay Pyi Taw Council Area starting 2nd of December. During the 5th National Sports Festival, the following events are being held:
- Six kinds of sports at the ministry level such as athletic sports, football, futsal, golf, sepak takraw and volleyball competitions;
- 23 kinds of sports at the state and regional level such as athletic sports, basketball, badminton, billiards/snooker, boxing, physical strength and fitness, cricket, football, futsal, golf, Judo, karate, sepak takraw, swimming, table-tennis, Taekwondo, tennis, traditional cane-ball, Myanmar martial arts, volleyball, Vovinam, weights and Wushu competitions;
- Four kinds of para-sports such as athletic sports, swimming, sitting volleyball and blind chess competitions.
Also present at the competitions were Union-level officials, deputy ministers, ministers from regional and state governments, departmental officials, heads of sports federations, students, and sports-loving people have attended daily. Officials are presenting awards to the winning teams, and the National Sports Festival is being celebrated joyfully.
The National Sports Festival was first held in Yangon in 1992, followed by the second in 1994 and the third in 1997. The fourth was held in Nay Pyi Taw in 2015. This year, 2024, marks the fifth National Sports Festival, with over 9,000 athletes participating. The opening ceremony of the National Sports Festival will be held on 9 December with a grand and lively celebration at the national level, reports say.
Source: GNLM (9-12-2024)
- The fifth National Sports Festival and para-sports events held their competitions at designated stadiums in the Nay Pyi Taw Council Area starting 2nd of December.
- Over 9,000 athletes are participating at the six kinds of sports at the ministry level, 23 kinds of sports at the state and regional level and four kinds of para-sports in the 5th National Sports Festival.
- The opening ceremony of the National Sports Festival will be held on 9 December with a grand and lively celebration at the national level.