Thein Pyu Stadium ( my, သိမ်ဖြူအားကစားကွင်း) is a

Lethwei Lethwei ( my, လက်ဝှေ့; IPA: ) or Burmese boxing, is a full contact combat sport from Myanmar that uses stand-up striking including headbutts. Lethwei is considered to be one of the most brutal martial arts in the world, * * * a ...

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located in

Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

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. It is the most notorious Lethwei stadium in all of

and counts over 5,200-seats. It's the venue choice for most national and international level Lethwei events. The Stadium is operated by the

Myanmar Traditional Lethwei Federation The Myanmar Traditional Lethwei Federation (MTLF) ( my, မြန်မာနိုင်ငံရိုးရာလက်ဝှေ့အဖွဲ့ချုပ်) is one of two major organizations which sanctions professional Lethwei bouts wo ...

. In 2018, the stadium was host of the biggest match in Lethwei's history dubbed the ''Fight of the Decade'' opposing

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vs.

Tun Tun Min Tun Tun Min ( my, ထွန်းထွန်းမင်း; born 4 October 1992) is a Burmese Lethwei fighter and former Openweight Lethwei World Champion of Mon descent. He is the youngest fighter to ever win the Lethwei Golden Belt, obtain ...

History

Since the 1990s, the

, has been a holding an office at the stadium under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar. The stadium complex hosts the Phoenix Letwhei Gym, a local gym also used to train and prepare fighters before they compete inside the venue. Since 1996, the stadium has been hosting the Golden Belt Championship tournament. Lethwei fights in Thein phyu stadium

On December 18, 2018, the stadium was the chosen venue for all matches of the notorious trilogy between

and

. For the final fight, the stadium was highlighted in the feature documentary La Fosse aux Tigres. On January 31, 2020, the

World Lethwei Championship World Lethwei Championship (also known as WLC) is a Lethwei promotion based in Yangon, Myanmar. The promotion brought to the millennia-old Burmese martial of Lethwei to UFC Fight Pass and showcased it to the world. The WLC events combined the his ...

held an event for the first time at Thein Pyu at the occasion of WLC 11: Battlebones. In March 2020, all Lethwei events were cancelled in Myanmar due to the

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. The Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar decided to prepare quarantine centers across the country. The Thein Pyu Stadium was transformed into a makeshift quarantine center for Myanmar nationals returning from foreign countries. On June 1, 2019, Myanmar's first

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competition organized by the ''Myanmar RoboLeague'' was help inside the stadium and the Yangon team won the first place. On February 12, 2016, a charity wrestling tournament in collaboration with MTLF and

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was held at Thein Pyu to fund the restoration of flood-affected areas. In 2020, the opening game of the

Tatmadaw Tatmadaw (, , ) is the official name of the armed forces of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air Force. Auxiliary services include th ...

(

Army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

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)

Field Hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

Tournament was held at the Thein Pyu artificial grass hockey stadium in Yangon. On behalf of the Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw

Min Aung Hlaing Min Aung Hlaing ( my, မင်းအောင်လှိုင် abbreviated: MAL ; born 3 July 1956) also known as Alaungsithu is a Burmese politician and army general who has ruled Myanmar as the chairman of the State Administration Coun ...

, the regional commander gave an opening speech. The two opposing teams were Yangon Regional Military and the team representing the Nay Pyi Taw Regional Military.

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