Summer Basic Swimming Course: MOSYA Union Minister attends the awarding ceremony

With the aim to emerge new generation swimming athletes, summer basic swimming course No.(2/2023) was conducted at WunnaTheikdhi swimming pool in Nay Pyi Taw. The closing ceremony of the training course took place on 7th April.  At the ceremony, Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs U Min Thein Zan said that the training was opened with the aim of turning out new generation swimming athletes who are outstanding in swimming sport and having good stamina in case of an emergency.

The summer basic swimming course No.(1/2023) was opened from 27th February to 17th March and 113 trainees attended the course. The course No.(2/2023) was opened from 20th March to 7th April and 124 trainees joined the training. The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs is conducting the summer basis sports trainings in cooperation with Myanmar Sports Federation and the Sports and Physical Education Committee in respective regions and states.

Moreover, the Township and district level sports competitions have also been held at the universities, degree colleges and elementary schools under the Ministry of Education to promote national sports standard. The Union Minister urged the trainees to continue to study advanced sports subjects based on the techniques and skills learned from the training and to be good swimming athletes who can promote prestige of the nation by wining prizes in the international sports events.

It was followed by prize awarding ceremony where Union Minister U Min Thein Zan and deputy Ministers presented prizes to the winners in respective swimming contests.