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Kitsalath petanque club takes home honours

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Mr Ta Minh Chau (left) presents a trophy to the Kitsalath team.

The Kitsalath petanque club won a tournament held last weekend to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Vietnamese National Day and the 450th anniversary of Vientiane as the Lao capital. The Vietnamese Association to Laos cooperated with the Lao Petanque Federation to organise the event at the National University of Laos’ Dongdok campus.

Maklae federation marks first anniversary

Mrs Bounkongmany Lengsavad (right) receives a certificate of merit from Mrs Khamphone Phommavanh at the event.

The Lao Maklae Federation (LMF) presented certificates to senior members at an event to celebrate the first anniversary of the federation’s establishment at Vientiane Secondary School last Saturday. The senior officials were provided with certificates of merit for their contribution to promoting maklae in Vientiane and other provinces.

Shooters take aim at Asian Games

The Lao Shooting Federation will select the four best female shooters at an event to be held at the Km16 Indoor Stadium in Xaythany district next week. The top three female shooters and one substitute selected will then commence training for the 16th Asian Games to be held in Guangzhou, China, from November 12-27. More [...]

Five Star to miss women’s league

A Vientiane Secondary School player (left) in action during a match at the Vientiane Mayor's Cup last month.

The 2008 champions of the Lao women’s football league, the Five Star Club, will not compete in this year’s league starting next month in Vientiane. The club has too many new players in key positions lacking experience at league level. In 2008, Five Star had six players competing at national level and studying at secondary [...]

Luang Prabang gears up preparations for petanque PM’s Cup

Many provinces around the nation have petanque fields for training and friendly local competitions each year but lack standard fields required for hosting national level events. Petanque is a popular sport in Laos and many households have a small field to play with friends and family. Many provincial sporting authorities are hoping to build standard [...]

Sengchane loses to Xanaseuk in Muay Lao event

Sengchane (left) kicks out against Xanaseuk in the muay lao tournament last Saturday.

In the top bout of the 66kg category of the Vientiane Muay Lao Competition at the Lao-Thai Friendship Multi-purpose Gymnasium last Saturday, Sengchane from the Police camp lost to Xanaseuk Sitsommai (Thailand). It was the first time the two had fought each other at the venue. Sengchane, 24, normally fights in the 66kg division, but [...]

Lao pencak silat fighters to compete at University Games

Mr Somphou Phongsa (fourth left) and officials pose at the ST-Group Company headquarters.

Six male and four female pencak silat fighters of different categories will be selected to compete at the 15th Asean University Games in Chiang Mai province, Thailand, in December. Currently the fighters are training at Chao Anouvong football stadium and next month they will begin training at the National Sports Training Centre until the games.

Singapore uses Youth Olympic Games to showcase organisational ability

Dr Balakrishnan

(KPL) Singapore’s decision to host the 2010 Youth Olympic Games had three significant implications: it was the first time in this little island state’s history, it would enable its people to gain experience in organising sports at the international level and it would get this country’s youths to become more competitive in sports. “It was [...]

Maklae to become national event

Women play maklae at the Lao-Thai Friendship Gymnasium.

Maklae, a long-established sport in Laos, will not form part of the traditional games to be hosted by Xieng Khuang province in December of this year. The traditional games will consist of sepak takraw (locally known as kator), petanque, muay lao, top spinning and various crossbow events. The province is especially looking forward to staging [...]

Abanglek to fight Sengchane in Muay Lao event

Bualapha (right) hits out against his opponent in the muay lao event at the Lao-Thai Friendship Multi-purpose Gymnasium.

In the top bout of the 66kg division of the Vientiane Muay Lao Competition this Saturday evening, Abanglek Sit-abang will face Sengchane from Police camp. The tournament will be held at the Lao-Thai Friendship Multi-purpose Gymnasium. Abanglek originally hails from Thailand but now works in Vientiane and trains at Sit-abang in Xiengkhuan village of Hatxaifong [...]

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