STATE Administration Coun­cil Members watched the final matches of Inter-State and Re­gion sports competitions of the Fifth National Sports Festival at the relevant stadiums and gymnasiums in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

 

The final matches of In­ter-State and Region boxing took place at Wunna Theikdi stadium yesterday and was attended by SAC members Dr Hmuh Thang and Dr Ba Shwe, Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs U Min Thein Zan, Deputy Ministers, state and re­gional social affairs ministers, transport ministers, and other relevant officials.

 

In the women’s 52-kilo­gramme event, the Magway Region team won the first prize, the second went to the Mandalay Region team, the joint third to the Shan State team and the Taninthayi Region team, where­as the Yangon Region team grabbed the first prize, the sec­ond by the Taninthayi Region team and the joint third by the Nay Pyi Taw and the Sagaing Region team in women’s 50-kilo­gramme.

 

The Taninthayi Region team won the first prize in women’s 54-kilogramme, and the Kayin State team ranked second place and the Shan State team and the Yangon Region team secured the third place.

 

In the women’s 57-kilo­gramme, the first prize went to the Chin State team, the second to the Ayeyawady Region team, and the third to the Bago Region team and the Sagaing Region team.

 

In the men’s 51-kilogramme, the Kayin State team won the first prize, while the Kachin State team grabbed the second prize and the Mandalay Region team and the Sagaing Region team received the third prize.

 

In the men’s 54-kilogramme, the first prize went to the Man­dalay Region team, the second to the Shan State team and the third to the Nay Pyi Taw team and Taninthayi Region team.

 

In the men’s 57-kilogramme, the Yangon Region team won the first prize, the Kachin State team ranked at the second place and the Chin State team and the Sagaing Region team at the third place.

 

In the men’s 63.5-kilo­gramme, the Kachin State team won the first prize, the Mandalay Region team grabbed the sec­ond prize and the Bago Region team and Sagaing Region team achieved the third prize.

 

In the men’s 71-kilogramme, the first prize went to the Sagaing Region team, the second to the Mandalay Region team, and the third to the Kayin State team and Bago Region team.

 

The final matches of the Inter-State and Region U-21 athletics were held at Wunna Theikdi stadium, and SAC mem­ber U Yan Kyaw, Union Minister U Min Thein Zan, deputy min­isters, state and regional social affairs ministers, transportation ministers, and other officials.

 

In the men’s 800-metre race, the Bago Region won the first prize, the Nay Pyi Taw team won the second prize and the Ayeyawady Region team won the third prize.

 

In the women’s 800-metre race, the first prize went to the Chin State team, the second to the Kayah State team and the third to the Shan State team.

 

In the women’s 200-metre race, the first and second prizes went to the Taninthayi Region team and the third to the Mag­way Region team.

 

In another women’s 200-me­tre race, the Taninthayi Region team won the first prize, the Ay­eyawady Region team grabbed the second prize and the Tanin­thayi Region team secured the third prize.

 

In the men’s shot-put event, the first prize went to the Mag­way Region team, the second to the Yangon Region team and the third to the Ayeyawady Region team.

 

In the men’s 110-metre hur­dle, the Ayeyawady Region team won the first and second prizes, and the Magway Region team won the third prize.

 

In the women’s 110-metre hurdle, the first and second priz­es went to the Shan State team and the third to the Sagaing Re­gion team.

 

The Kayin State team grabbed the first prize in the men’s high jump, whereas Mon State ranked at second place and the Ayeyawady Region team in third place.

 

In the men’s 400-metre hur­dle, the Sagaing Region team won the first prize, the second prize by the Mandalay Region team and the third prize by the Taninthayi Region team.

 

Moreover, in the women’s shot put, the Shan State team won the first prize, while the sec­ond prize by the Rakhine State team and the third prize by the Sagaing Region team.

In the women’s high jump, the Taninthayi Region team ranked at first place, the Sagaing Region team at second place and the Taninthayi Region at third place.

 

Similarly, Inter-State and Region Men’s and Women’s U-20 volleyball final matches took place at Wunna Theikdi Gym­nasium B, and attended by SAC Member Khun San Lwin, Union Chief Justice U Tha Htay, Union Constitutional Tribunal Chair­man U Aung Zaw Thien, and other relevant officials watched the matches.

 

In the women’s volleyball, the Shan State team won the first prize, whereas the Tanin­thayi Region team won the sec­ond prize and the Kachin State team and the Mandalay Region team won the third prize jointly.

 

In men’s volleyball, the first prize went to the Mandalay Re­gion team, the second to Shan State team and the third to the Kayin State team and the Nay Pyi Taw team.

 

Similarly, the award cere­mony of Inter-State and Region Taekwondo was held at TC-1. The Yangon Region team won the first prize, the Bago Region team grabbed the second prize and the Chin State and Shan State teams achieved the third prize in women’s singles.

 

In men’s singles, the Yan­gon Region team won the first prize, whereas the second prize by the Mon State team and the third prize by the Shan State and Kayin State teams.

 

In the mixed event, the first prize went to the Yangon Re­gion team, the second to the Mon State team and the third to the Shan State team and Mandalay Region team.

 

In the women’s team event, the Yangon Region team won the first prize, the Kayah State team the second prize and the Shan State team and Bago Re­gion team third prize.

 

In the men’s team event, the first prize went to the Yangon Region team, the second to the Bago Region team and the third to the Mon State team and Kayin State team. — MNA/KTZH