Myanmar to compete in 5th Asian Para Games
MYANMAR will compete in the 5th Asian Para Games, scheduled
to take place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from 18 to 24 October 2026.
Myanmar athletes will participate in
three of the 18 sports featured at the Games – para-athletics, para swimming
and para Taekwondo.
The Myanmar delegation, led by Maj-Gen
Kyaw Kyaw Oo of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army), who is President
of the Myanmar Paralympic Sports Federation, departed Yangon by air yesterday
evening to compete in the Games. Officials from the Department of Sports and
Physical Education, along with executives and officials of the Myanmar
Paralympic Sports Federation, saw off the delegation at Yangon International
Airport.
The 5th
Asian Para Games will feature more than 490 events across 18
sports, with over 3,000 athletes from 45 Asian countries expected to
participate. — Bala/KZL
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