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Myanmar PM to attend Beijing Olympic Games

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-08-04 10:46

YANGON -- Myanmar Prime Minister General Thein Sein will attend the opening ceremony of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games scheduled to be held in China's capital Beijing on Friday, according to an official announcement from Nay Pyi Taw Monday.

Myanmar's Prime Minister Thein Sein (L) and China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi shake hands at the ASEAN International Pledging Conference on Cyclone Nargis in Yangon May 25, 2008. [Agencies]

Meanwhile, the Myanmar Sports Ministry also said the country is sending a 20-member sports delegation including six athletes to compete in track and field, swimming, archery, rowing and canoeing/kayat in the Beijing Olympic Games which will run from Aug. 8 to 24.

The Myanmar athletes have pledged to try their utmost to attain their personal best in their respective sports events.