Myanmar Beats China 2-1 in Women's Sepak Takraw FriendlyMyanmar Beat China 2-1 in their second women's sepak takraw friendly game at the National Indoor Stadium Sunday night in Yangon.The sepak takraw game is played in a best of three regus, with each regu contains three sets and the visiting Chinese team jumped to an early lead of 1-0 as they trounced the home side 15-7 and 15- 12 in the first regu. Myanmar team tied it at 1-1 after they took the second regu 15- 4, 8-15 and 6-1 and never looked back to win the deciding regu in 15-4 and 15-4. Sepak Takraw, a traditional sports in the south-east Asia, is a ball game played by two teams of three players each, with only their feet kicking, passing, setting, striking and blocking the sepak takraw and prevent it from falling on the ground. Each team has three players on the court which being divided into to halves by a net. The sport has many similarities like volleyball, badminton but players only are allowed to play with their feet. China beat the host side 2-1 in their first encounter at the National Indoor Stadium here Friday. It is the first time the Myanmar team, which has been preparing for the coming XXI Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, playing with a international game in the country during 10 years. The Myanmar team is aiming to get gold medal in the SEA Games slated on September 8 to 17 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In December 1998, Myanmar women's sepak takraw team won the gold at the XIII Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. The Chinese team is on a three-game tour with the host side and the third game will be on the same venue on next Tuesday. |
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