Thein Pyu Stadium
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| Location | Thein Pyu road, Yangon, Myanmar |
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| Coordinates | 16°49′16.73″N 96°11′12.58″E / 16.8213139°N 96.1868278°E |
| Owner | Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar |
| Capacity | 5,100[citation needed] |
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| Myanmar Traditional Boxing Federation (MTBF) | |
Thein Pyu Stadium (Burmese: သိန်းဖြူအားကစားကွင်း) is a Lethwei stadium located in Yangon, Myanmar.[1] The 5,100-seat stadium is the venue of choice for most national and international level Lethwei events.[2]
Overview
Lethwei
Since 1996, the stadium has been hosting the Golden Belt Championship tournament.[3]
On December 18, 2018, the stadium was the chosen venue for the third match of the notorious trilogy fights between Dave Leduc and Tun Tun Min.[4][5]
On January 31, 2020, the stadium was host of the World Lethwei Championship for the first time with WLC 11: Battlebones.[6]
Training
Across from the stadium, is the Phoenix Letwhei Gym,[7] a local gym used to train and prepare fighters before they compete.[8]
COVID-19
In March 2020, all Lethwei events were cancelled in Myanmar due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] The Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar decided to prepare quarantine centers across the country. The Thein Phyu Stadium was transformed into a makeshift quarantine center for Myanmar nationals returning from foreign countries.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Lethwei Fight Yangon Myanmar". Global Gaz. 28 May 2019.
- ^ "နိုင်ငံတကာရိုးရာလက်ဝှေ့စိန်ခေါ်ပွဲ မြန်မာပြည်ချန်ပီယံ ထွန်းထွန်းမင်း ကနေဒါလက်ဝှေ့ချန်ပီယံ မက်သရူးကို အလဲထိုး". NPE (in Burmese). 27 May 2015.
- ^ Kyaw Zin Hlaing (27 May 2015). "A 'Golden' opportunity". Myanmar Times.
- ^ Andrew Whitelaw (15 December 2018). "Lethwei star Tun Tun Min's road to redemption". Fox Sports Asia.
- ^ Kyaw Zin Hlaing (18 December 2018). "Fight of the decade ends in a draw". Myanmar Times.
- ^ Leon Jennings (1 February 2020). "WLC: BATTLEBONES – NAIMJON TUHTABOYEV WINS MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE". Asian Persuasion MMA.
- ^ Joe Henley (28 January 2018). "Burmese bare-knuckle kick-boxing goes mainstream as foreigners discover ancient combat sport". South China Morning News.
- ^ Ophelia Bearcat (26 August 2016). "Fight of the decade ends in a draw". Myanmar Times.
- ^ Thiha Aung (23 March 2020). "Authorities prepare Thein Phyu indoor stadium to quarantine COVID-19 suspects". Eleven News Myanmar.
- ^ Nan Lwin (23 March 2020). "Myanmar Prepares Quarantine Centers as Official COVID-19 Count Remains at Zero". The Irrawaddy.