Myanmar drops SEA Games sports

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Published: 28 Jan 2013 at 10.05
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Myanmar has dropped popular Olympic sports from the SEA Games in December, and hopes to pack the competition with less well-known sports where its athletes are likely to win medals.

The Games, to be held in Nay Pyi Daw and other locations, will not have table tennis, tennis, gymnastics or badminton.

Instead, Myanmar sports authorities have put 14 "traditional sports" on the schedule for December, eight of which are played almost exclusively in Myanmar.

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Discussion 1 : 28 Jan 2013 at 14.321
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When dealing with international sports there is no way to be champions if there are no qualified competitors ...let others compete to be winners and just be proud of being a host country. If the authorities have such unethical conduct only for winning then they should be ashamed of themselves for dragging the country's image. They should stop all these disgusting acts which have pulled the country into a pariah state like in the previous regime...If they like to promote the traditional sports and games just invite other countries who will be interested and hold Myanmar Games seperately and please do not make Myanmar look like silly idiots.
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