Traditional Myanma kite flying competitions will be held for two days in the first week of April.
The competition will be held in Dagon Myothit (Seikkan) Township, Yangon Region, on 6 and 7 April as a celebration of the Myanmar Traditional New Year, organized by the Myanmar Traditional Sports Federation.
In the years before the COVID-19 pandemic, kite competitions were held in the country in a variety of categories, including team competitions, distance competitions, and traditional kite and beauty kite competitions.
Now, the Myanma Traditional Sports Federation is re-organizing the Myanma traditional kite flying competitions with the aim of identifying Myanmar traditional sports and competing with international traditional sports.
Over 100 professional kite flyers from Tamway, Dagon Myothit (North), Thakayta, North Okkalapa, South Okkalapa and Hlinethaya townships compete in the tournament every year. Later, due to the scarcity of kite-making professionals, it became difficult to hold kite competitions. — TWA/KZL
