COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF of Defence Services General Ye Win Oo presented prizes to the winners at the 63nd Defence Services Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) Football Tournament and the 2026 Tatmadaw Sports Competitions at Zeyathiri Tatmadaw Stadium in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon. In the final match, the team representing the Camp Commandant’s Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) and that of Yangon Command poured out their vigorous efforts to put pressure on each other.
In the injury time of the first half, Yangon Command scored an opening goal into the net of the Camp Commandant’s Office team. In the 54th minute of the second half, the Yangon Command team took the match with one more goal. After the match, Yangon Command celebrated victory with a 2-0 win over the Camp Commandant’s Office team.
At the prize-presentation ceremony, the parade commander led the sports teams along with a flag barrier, marching into the stadium. Quartermaster-General Lt-Gen Zaw Myo Tin awarded best players in relevant positions, the fair play award-winning team and the best player of the tournament, while Chairman of the Tatmadaw Sports and Physical Education Committee Adjutant-General Lt-Gen Zaw Hein gave the third prize in the football tourney to the Nay Pyi Taw Command team. Lt-Gen Pyae Sone Lin from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army) presented individual medals and cash awards to the second prize-winning Camp Commandant’s Office team.
Commander-in-Chief (Air) General Tun Win presented individual medals and cash awards to the first prize-winning Yangon Command team, whereas Commander-in-Chief (Navy) Admiral Htein Win handed a championship shield (third prize) and cash awards to the Central Command team with 33 gold, 31 silver and 46 bronze medals in the 2026 Defence Services Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy Tatmadaw (Army, Navy and Air) Sports Competitions.
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Commander-in-Chief (Army) General Kyaw Swa Lin presented a championship shield (second prize) and cash awards to the Yangon Command team, which secured 37 golds, 50 silvers and 63 bronzes in the sports competition. General Ye Win Oo awarded a championship shield (first prize) and cash awards to the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Navy) team, which swept 57 gold, 50 silver and 47 bronze medals in the sports competition. After the ceremony, the flag bearer, 17 sports teams and the military band led by the parade commander left the stadium. General Ye Win Oo and his wife Daw Nilar, together with attendees, waved to the sports teams.
Meanwhile, fireworks were launched in commemoration of the successful completion of the Tatmadaw Football Tournament and the sports competitions.
The ceremony was also attended by Union ministers and their wives, senior military officers from the Office of the Commander-in-Chief and their wives, the commander of Nay Pyi Taw Command, officers, other ranks and families from offices and departments of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army, Navy and Air), senior officer trainees from the National Defence College, Tatmadaw members and families from regiments and units under Nay Pyi Taw Command, trainees from the Tatmadaw Football Academy, guests and athletes.
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