Myanmar wins SEA canoeing c'ships

Myanmar wins SEA canoeing c'ships

BANGKOK (AFP): Myanmar has scooped the pool at the Southeast Asian canoeing championships in Yangon, dominating rivals from six other nations, a junta statement said Saturday.

Myanmar took top honors in the men's 1000-meter single kayak event, followed by Indonesia and Vietnam in third place, the junta said.

Myanmar won first prize in all categories listed in the statement, including the women's 1000-meter single, double and quadruple kayak events, the men's 1000-meter double canoe and quadruple kayak categories, it said.

Teams from Brunei, Cambodia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam traveled to Yangon for the inaugural championships, which wind up later Saturday.