Myanmar athletes bag 11 more medals at 30th SEA Games

MYANMAR athletes bagged 11 more medals in seven sports yesterday at the 30th SEA Games, according to the official website of the Games.

Myanmar athletes took two silver medals in boxing and billiards, and nine bronze medals in boxing, taekwondo, wrestling, karatedo, archery, billiards, and athletics.

The silver medals were claimed by Nwe Ni Oo in boxing (featherweight, 57-kg, F) and Nay Thway Oo in billiards (English billiard singles, M).

Myo Ko won a bronze medal in wrestling (Greco Roman, 55- kg, M), Moe Mine Nyi Nyi in athletics (20-km race walk, M), and Wunna Tun in wrestling (Greco Roman, 60-kg, M).

Su Su Hlaing got a bronze medal in archery (Individual Compound, F), Win Nway Nway Zaw in karatedo (over 61-kg, Kumite, F), and Naing Latt in boxing (bantamweight, 56-kg, M).

Aye Nyein Htoo took the bronze medal in boxing (light flyweight, 48-kg, F), Kay Thi Khaing in wrestling (50-kg, F), and Dhaysi Oo Julius in taekwondo (Under 49-kg, fly, F).

Myanmar was in eighth place on the medal-table of SEA Games on 9 December with 3 gold medals, 18 silver medals, and 48 bronze medals, making up 69 in total. — Kyaw Khin