25 August
MYANMAR won a gold, silver and two bronze medals in yes-terday’s 14th World Dragon Boat Racing Championship at Pat-taya, Thailand yesterday.
After earning two gold med-als at the previous days’ events, Myanmar was awarded one more medal yesterday.
In the the Under-24 Wom-en’s 200 Meter Boat Race, My-anmar won a gold medal with a remarkable record of 1 minutes and 154.4 seconds, while host Thailand won a silver medal and United States team received the bronze medal.
In the Under-24 Men’s 200 Meter Boat Race Event, the My-anmar team won a silver medal, while host Thailand won the gold medal and Hong Kong won a bronze medal.
In the Premier Men’s and Women’s mixed 200 Meter Boat Race Event, Myanmar won the bronze medal, while Canada won the gold medal and Thailand team won a silver medal.Myanmar has won three gold medals, three silver medals and five bronze medals.
Myan-mar hopes to win another gold medal in the 500 Meter boat race on 25 August, said officials from Myanmar Rowing and Canoeing Federation. —Ar Kar Soe
(Translated by Kyaw Zin Lin)
