18 November
WITH the aim of grabbing gold in the Judo competition of the 30th South East Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines, 30 Myanmar athletes are training in Yangon with a Judo trainer and three athletes from Japan.
Mr Oshima, the Japanese Judo trainer with 7th DAN, is from the Kodokan Judo Institute, according to the Myanmar Judo Federation.
The Myanmar and Japan joint Judo training started on 10 November and will conclude on 27 November, according to officials. The Myanmar Judo team will leave for the Philip-pines for the SEA Games on 1 December.
Team Myanmar will compete in four weight classes division men’s individual event, four weight classes women’s individual event, men’s KATA event, men’s team event, and women’s team event.
As Myanmar national Judo athletes are aiming for gold medals in the 30th SEA Games, the Myanmar Judo Federation, led by chairman U Tun Tun, are also making efforts to en-sure a victory for Myanmar athletes in the SEA Games, said officials.
They will attend the Asian Judo Federation’s conferences and related meetings in the near future, according to the Myanmar Judo Federation.
Saw Thein Win
