Inter-State/Region Sepak Takraw Championships continue

THE 2026 Inter-State/ Region Sepak Takraw Championships, jointly organized by the Depart­ment of Sports and Phys­ical Education and the Myanmar Sepak Takraw Federation, began at 9 am yesterday at Gymnasium A of the Wunna Theikdhi Sports Complex in Nay Pyi Taw.

In the final round-rob­in matches of the men’s quadrant team event, Kachin State defeated Kayah State 2-0, Yangon Region beat Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory 2-0, Shan State defeated Bago Re­gion 2-0, Taninthayi Re­gion beat Magway Region 2-1, Chin State defeated Ayeyawady Region 2-0, Mon State beat Rakhine State 2-0, Sagaing Re­gion defeated Mandalay Region 2-0, Kachin State beat Rakhine State 2-0, Mandalay Region defeat­ed Shan State 2-1, Yangon Region beat Mon State 2-0, and Bago Region defeated Sagaing Region 2-1.

In the women’s quad­rant team event, Bago Re­gion defeated Shan State 2-0, Sagaing Region beat Magway Region 2-0, and Mon State defeated Yan­gon Region 2-0 in the final round-robin matches. In the quarterfinals, Yangon Region defeated Bago Region 2-0, Ayeyawady Region beat Mandalay Region 2-0, Mon State defeated Shan State 2-0, and Sagaing Region beat Kayin State 2-1.

The semifinals of the men’s quadrant team event will be held on 1 September, with Kachin State facing Manda­lay Region and Yangon Region taking on Bago Region. The third-place match will follow the sem­ifinals.

In the women’s sem­ifinals, Yangon Region will face Ayeyawady Re­gion, while Mon State will meet Sagaing Region. The third-place match will also follow. — MNA/ MKKS