THE Fifth National Sports Fes­tival, including group stage and quarterfinal matches, continued yesterday morning at designated venues in Nay Pyi Taw. Various sports events, including badmin­ton, cricket, basketball, volley­ball, futsal and Sepak Takraw were held.

In the Inter-State and Re­gion Men’s Badminton match­es at Wunna Theikdi Sports Complex C, teams from Bago Region defeated Ayeyawady Re­gion 3-1, Shan State beat Mon State 3-0, Kachin State out­performed Taninthayi Region 3-2, Sagaing Region triumphed over Kayin State 3-0, and Kayah State bested Magway Region 3-1. Similarly, Chin State defeated Nay Pyi Taw 3-0, Yangon Re­gion overwhelmed Taninthayi Region 3-0, Ayeyawady Region outplayed Kayin State 3-1, Shan State defeated Kayah State 3-0, Mandalay Region won against Chin State 3-0, Bago Region overcame Sagaing Region 3-1, and Mon State triumphed over Magway Region 3-2.

In the women’s Inter-State and Region Badminton matches, Sagaing Region defeated Kay­in State 3-0, Ayeyawady Region outperformed Nay Pyi Taw 3-1, Mandalay Region triumphed over Kayin State 3-0, and Bago Region defeated Ayeyawady Re­gion 3-0.

In the U-25 men’s cricket tournament at Wunna Theikdi Shooting Range, Nay Pyi Taw defeated Ayeyawady Region by 8 wickets, Yangon Region beat Mon State by 48 runs, Mandalay Region outperformed Magway Region by 36 runs, Rakhine State smashed Kayin State by 21 runs. In the women’s cricket matches, Kayin State defeated Mandalay Region by 109 runs, Ayeyawady Region overcame Bago Region by 64 runs, Yangon Region trounced Nay Pyi Taw by 8 wickets, and Rakhine State beat Shan State by 4 wickets.

The Inter-State and Region U-23 Men’s Basketball Tour­nament at Shwe Kyar Pin In­door Stadium saw Nay Pyi Taw defeating Taninthayi Region 57-40, Mandalay Region win­ning against Sagaing Region 96-54, Kayin State outplaying Ayeyawady Region 86-52, Shan State beating Mon State 92-43, and Yangon Region triumphing over Kayin State 75-65.

The Inter-State and Region U-20 Volleyball matches at Wun­na Theikdi Sports Complex B included Kachin State defeating Rakhine State 3-1, Shan State beating Ayeyawady Region 3-0, and Kayin State overcoming Bago Region 3-1. In the women’s matches, Shan State triumphed over Mandalay Region 3-1, while Kachin State defeated Tanin­thayi Region 3-2.

The Inter-State and Region Futsal matches at Wunna Theik­di Sports Complex continued with Taninthayi Region defeat­ing Kayin State 2-1, Ayeyawady Region winning against Rakh­ine State 1-0, Sagaing Region beating Mon State 5-1, Magway Region triumphing over Shan State 1-0, and Bago Region Team overcoming Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory Team 2-0. In the wom­en’s futsal matches, Ayeyawady Region and Mandalay Region drew 0-0, Sagaing Region and Rakhine State shared one goal each, Kachin State defeated Magway Region 2-0, Mon State beat Taninthayi Region 2-1, and Shan State triumphed over Bago Region 3-0.

The Inter-State and Region Sepak Takraw competitions at Wunna Theikdi Sports Complex A saw victories in the men’s dou­bles as Magway Region defeat­ed Bago Region 2-1, Mandalay Region beat Ayeyawady Region 2-0, Kayin State overcame Shan State 2-1, Yangon Region defeat­ed Chin State 2-0, Mon State tri­umphed over Rakhine State 2-0, Taninthayi Region beat Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory Team 2-0, and Sagaing Region won against Kayah State 2-0.

In the Inter-State and Re­gion Women’s doubles Sepak Takraw matches saw the Mag­way Region team defeat the Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory Team 2-0, Mandalay Region triumph over Kayin State 2-1, Yangon Region secure a victory against Taninthayi Region 2-0, Bago Re­gion overcome Mon State 2-1, and Shan State defeat Kachin State 2-0. In the men’s doubles sem­ifinals, the Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory Team beat Bago Re­gion 2-1, Kayin State triumphed over Kachin State 2-0, Manda­lay Region defeated Taninthayi Region 2-0, and Sagaing Region overcame Yangon Region 2-0. In the women’s doubles matches, Yangon Region defeated Shan State 2-0, Mon State triumphed over Magway Region 2-0, Bago Region beat Mandalay Region 2-0, and Rakhine State secured victory against Sagaing Region 2-0.

The Inter-State and Region U-21 men’s football matches at Wunna Theikdi Training Ground saw the Kachin State team de­feated Sagaing Region 3-0, while Taninthayi Region triumphed over Bago Region 3-1.

The Inter-State and Region U-25 women’s football matches at Bawgawadi Sports Complex and Lewe Township Grounds featured a goalless draw between Ayeyawady Region and Kayah State, while Kayin State and Shan State shared a 2-2 result.

The Inter-Ministry men’s football matches at Paunglaung Sports Complex, Shwe Kyar Pin Sports Complex, and Lewe TC-2 Grounds saw the Ministry of Bor­der Affairs team defeated the Ministry of Home Affairs team 3-0. The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Transport and Communications played to a 2-2 draw, while the Ministry of Coop­eratives and Rural Development team defeated the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief, and Re­settlement team 2-1.

Men’s and women’s doubles Sepak Takraw semifinals and fi­nals will take place at Wunna Theikdi Sports Complex A, while the regional and state boxing competitions will begin at the boxing arena on the morning of 6 December. Sports fans and the public are invited to attend and cheer on the athletes. — MNA/ KZL