In commemoration of the 2023 Diamond Jubilee Independence Day, the opening ceremony of the State Administration Council Chairman’s Trophy Inter-State/Region Invitational Volleyball Tournament was held yesterday morning at the Wunna Theikdi Gymnasium B in Nay Pyi Taw.
SAC members Jeng Phang Naw Taung, U Moung Har, U Sai Lone Seng, Saw Daniel, Dr Banyar Aung Moe and U Shwe Kyein, Union ministers, deputy ministers, officials from Myanmar Volleyball Federation, team administrators and coaches attended the ceremony.
First, Myanmar Olympic Committee Chairman Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs U Min Thein Zan made the opening address.
Next, the competing athletes recited four sports pledges, and members of the State Administration Council, Union ministers and officials of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs warmly greeted the competing athletes.
They watched the opening match between the Nay Pyi Taw Women’s Team and the Mandalay Region Women’s Team.
In the afternoon, State Administration Council members U Khin Maung Swe, Jeng Phang Naw Taung, U Moung Har, U Sai Lone Seng, Saw Daniel, Dr Banyar Aung Moe and U Shwe Kyein, Union ministers, deputy ministers, officials from Myanmar Football Federation, team administrators and coaches attended the opening ceremony of the U-18 women’s football tournament at the Wunna Theikdi Stadium.
After delivering the opening speech by the MoSYA Union minister, the athletes recited the National Anthem and the four sports pledges. The SAC members, Union ministers and officials cordially greeted the competing athletes.
Then, Union ministers and officials watched the opening match between the Ayeyawady Region Women’s Team and the Taninthayi Region Women’s Team.
The volleyball and football tournaments will be held from 5 to 9 December at Wunna Theikdi Gymnasium (B), training ground No 1 and ground No 3 of the Wunna Theikdi Stadium. Anyone who is interested in sports can come and enjoy the matches for free, it is reported. — MNA
