Vice President Opens 49th Unity Demonstration Sports Event at Mahasarakham University

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Prof. Dr. Yochanan Wongswat, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, visited Mae Fah Luang University in Phayao on October 24 to open the 49th Unity Demonstration Sports Event, known as 'Khamok Luang Games'. During his visit, he worshipped the university's sacred Buddha image, reviewed community research innovations including rice cider and litchi-based beverages, and toured the campus using an electric bus. At the opening ceremony for students from 26 demonstration schools nationwide, he emphasized that sports serve as a school for discipline, teamwork, resilience, and friendship, urging athletes to compete with determination, win with humility, lose with grace, and leave the field with lasting friendship.