Obscure Myanmar sport raises tournament ire
Anger at host’s inclusion of Chinlone over sports such as badminton at South East Asian Games.
Published On 20 Mar 2013
The countdown is on for the South East Asian Games in Myanmar, scheduled to be held in December.
But some nations are unhappy with the host country’s decision to choose its national sport of Chinlone over more mainstream ones, like badminton.
Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay reports from Yangon.
Source: Al Jazeera