Sport

                                                   

The most popular sport in Myanmar are football, golf, chinlone, basketball, netball and lethwei.

Chinlone
Chinlone is an ancient game that is the traditional sport of Myanmar. It is a ball sport with a difference: the focus is not on winning or losing, but on how beautifully the game is played. Teams of six combine sport and dance, using feet and knees to control a ball that makes a distinctive clicking sound when kicked, and there is no opposing team. Form and focus are central to the art of chinlone, and in many ways it is akin to meditation. Chinlone is a particularly popular activity at the many festivals that take place around the country.

Football
On every town street and throughout the countryside you will regularly see games being played, both informally and as part of local and a nationwide leagues. Football is every bit as popular as a spectator sport; the Myanmar National League is the main countrywide football competition (tickets to lively matches can be bought around the country, usually costing around K1500). And at beer stations, bars and restaurants, you will be able to catch live football games with rapt local audiences. The English Premier League and European Champions League are the most popular competitions, and, perhaps unsurprisingly, Manchester United is the most popular team.

                                  This picture is the chiampian league team player for Myanmar.

Before playing soccer we sing our National Anthem