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Subject: NEWS - Myanmar Asian Games Medallists Awarded Apartments, Cash

NOTE: Who did they take the apartments away from ????

Myanmar Asian Games Medallists Awarded Apartments, Cash

            Xinhua
            05-JAN-99

            YANGON (Jan. 5) XINHUA - Myanmar athletes who won
            medals in the 13th Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand
            last December were awarded at home by the state with
            apartments and cash. 

            Competing in five events, Myanmar won one gold, three
            silvers and two bronzes medals in sepak takraw and three
            silvers and two bronzes in women's weight-lifting
            respectively, standing 20th among the 41 participating
            countries and regions. 

            All members of the winning women's sepak takraw team
            were presented each with an apartment at a ceremony held
            here Monday by the Myanmar National Olympic Council. 

            Other team members winning silver and bronze as well as
            coaches and managers were awarded with cash ranging
            from 100,000 kyats (333 U.S. dollars) to 300,000 kyats
            (1,000 U.S. dollars). 

            The athletes, who won gold, silver and bronze, had also
            been honored earlier with 600 dollars, 200 dollars and 100
            dollars respectively in Bangkok. 

            A total of 50 Myanmar athletes competed in five categories,
            which are rowing, sepak takraw, women's weight-lifting,
            women's taekwondo and women's archery.