Update : January 7, 2021

Photo provided by Dr. Richard Yu Khin

• The 2nd SEAP (South East Asia Peninsular) Games was held in Rangoon in December 1961.
• Aung San Stadium was the main venue for Track & Field and Soccer.
• Swimming, Diving and Water Polo contests were held at the Amyotha Yay Koo Kan (National Swimming Pool) on U Wisara Road.

• Dean U Yu Khin
  Chairman of the Sports Promotion Committee.
• U Tin Maung Swe
  Former Burma Selection for Volleyball
  Secretary of the Sports Promotion Committee.
• Dr. Ko Ko Lay
  Chairman of the University Sports Council.

Rangoon University Athletes, who represented Burma in the SEAP Games, include :

• Tun Mra, Kyaw Mra, Soe Mra and Tun Naung (Athletics)
• Maung Hla and Thida (Badminton)
• Nyan Min (Basketball)
• Derek Lynsdale and Aye Kyaw (Swimming)
• Mao Toon Siong and C. Say Eng (Table Tennis)
• Joe Ba Maung, Than Lwin and Mu Mu Khin (Tennis)
• Kyaw Han (Volleyball)
• Myo Nyunt (Weightlifting)
• Richard Yu Khin (Yachting)

Athletics

• In Track and Field, Burma placed first in the medal standings.
• Tun Mra and Tun Naung won Gold in the 4×100 m relay with Soe Aung (Burma Champion) as anchor.
  Tun Mra was interviewed for the Documentary for RU Diamond Jubilee Celebrations.
• Kyaw Mra won Silver in the Hurdles. He later joined SPED and served as National Coach.
• Soe Mra won the Pole Vault.
• Tun Mra, Kyaw Mra and Soe Mra are the sons of U Shwe Mra.

Badminton

• Maung Hla represented Burma since his Moulmein College days
• Thida was absent at the Photo Shoot

Basketball

• Nyan Min was absent at the Photo Shoot

Swimming

• In Swimming, Burma placed first in the medal standings.
• Tin Maung Ni (former RU Champion, Navy) won 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 4x100m freestyle relay, and 4×100 medley relay. His team mates won the other events.
• Aye Kyaw (cousin of Dr. Hla Yee Yee) and Derek Lynsdale represented Burma in swimming.

Table Tennis

• Mao Toon Siong
  National Champion for Singles and Doubles in Table Tennis.
  Competed in SEAP, Asian Games and World Championship
  Joined Mechanical Engineering Department, RIT
  Managed and coached the RIT team which won the Inter-Institute Trophy.
  Later served as National Coach.
• C Say Eng was absent at the Photo Shoot

Tennis

• Joe Ba Maung
  National Singles Champion in Tennis.
  National Men’s Doubles Champion with Than Lwin.
  National Mixed Doubles Champion with Sayama Daw Ruby Kha.
  Taught English at RIT.
  Joined Burma Railways.
  Victim of 8-8-88
• Than Lwin
  Succeeded Joe Ba Maung as the Singles Champion.
• Mu Mu Khin (Daphne Tha Dok)
  National Ladies Champion
  Later married Than Lwin.

Volleyball

• Kyaw Han
  Won Gold with the Burma team
  Was absent at the Photo Shoot

Weightlifting

• Myo Nyunt
  Father : Founding member of Kaya Bala movement in Burma
  Was interviewed for the Documentary for RU Diamond Jubilee Celebrations.

Yachting

• Richard Yu Khin
  Won Gold in Yachting with U Maung Maung Lwin (former Weightlifting Champion, Commodore of Rangoon Sailing Club).