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Myanmar s Burmese Python defends fellow MMA fighter arrested by junta
Mixed martial arts star Aung La N Sang (right) called Mr Phoe Thaw a gentleman on Instagram.PHOTO: AUNG LA NSANG/INSTAGRAM
PublishedMay 10, 2021, 4:11 pm SGT
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Myanmar hopes hit as footballers pull out over coup Yangon (AFP) – Myanmar’s football coach Antoine Hey said he hasn’t given up hope of ending a 55-year absence from the Asian Cup despite a withdrawal by players in protest at the country’s military coup.
Hey will take a weakened squad to the joint 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers in Japan after several players pulled out following the February coup that ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
An estimated 780 people have been killed by security forces in the Southeast Asian country during protests against the takeover.
An official at the Myanmar Football Federation told AFP that as many as half of the usual squad may be absent from the qualifiers, starting on May 28 against Japan.
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Myanmar s Burmese Python defends MMA fighter arrested by junta
Despite being based in Florida, Aung La N Sang - Myanmar s most famous and most popular athlete - has posted updates on his country s situation. (File photo: AFP/Ye Aung Thu)
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YANGON: Myanmar s mixed martial arts star Aung La N Sang - known as the Burmese Python - has spoken out in support of a fellow fighter injured in a bomb blast in their coup-hit homeland.
Myanmar has been in turmoil since Feb 1, when the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power, triggering a massive uprising as people across the nation demand a return to democracy.