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NEWS - Myanmar Asian Games Medallis
- Subject: NEWS - Myanmar Asian Games Medallis
- From: Rangoonp@xxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 21:19:00
Subject: NEWS - Myanmar Asian Games Medallists Awarded Apartments, Cash
NOTE: Who did they take the apartments away from ????
Myanmar Asian Games Medallists Awarded Apartments, Cash
Xinhua
05-JAN-99
YANGON (Jan. 5) XINHUA - Myanmar athletes who won
medals in the 13th Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand
last December were awarded at home by the state with
apartments and cash.
Competing in five events, Myanmar won one gold, three
silvers and two bronzes medals in sepak takraw and three
silvers and two bronzes in women's weight-lifting
respectively, standing 20th among the 41 participating
countries and regions.
All members of the winning women's sepak takraw team
were presented each with an apartment at a ceremony held
here Monday by the Myanmar National Olympic Council.
Other team members winning silver and bronze as well as
coaches and managers were awarded with cash ranging
from 100,000 kyats (333 U.S. dollars) to 300,000 kyats
(1,000 U.S. dollars).
The athletes, who won gold, silver and bronze, had also
been honored earlier with 600 dollars, 200 dollars and 100
dollars respectively in Bangkok.
A total of 50 Myanmar athletes competed in five categories,
which are rowing, sepak takraw, women's weight-lifting,
women's taekwondo and women's archery.