Off the wire
• UN chief to visit Middle East over Israeli-Palestinian tensions  • Philippine gov't condemns killing of mayor, son by alleged leftist group  • 278 graduate from Afghan national defense university  • Italian rider Palini wins 2015 Tour of Hainan opening stage  • English Premier League standings  • Japan's defense chief calls on S.Korea to expand security cooperation  • Russian airstrikes reportedly kill 45 in Syria's Latakia  • Iranian Super League soccer fixtures  • Guangxi official faces court over bribery accusations  • Results of 2015 NBA preseason games  
You are here: 　 Home

Myanmar to boost sports standard through master plan

Xinhua, October 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

Myanmar Ministry of Sports is planning to boost sports standard by implementing a sport master plan (2015-2030), sources with the ministry said Tuesday.

Under the plan, the ministry in cooperation with Switzerland-based Altair Group will carry out three main pillars including processes, installation of sports equipment and formation of organizations.

Based on these pillars, the ministry will focus on the training of outstanding athletes, education of youths, fitness, medal taking at international competitions, and coopertion with other countries.

Since 2013, sports academies have been opened in Yangon and Mandalay regions.

A sport university is being constructed in Nay Pyi Taw to be able to open in 2016-17 academic year.

Meanwhile, the Myanmar Football Federation is expecting to use about six million U.S. dollars in 2016 for the development of football. Endi