RIT Athletes

U Ohn Khine (M70) wrote

The following are some friends who stood above par in RIT athletics events.

Football (Soccer)

• Sai Thein Maung (C 64 intake) RIT selection goal keeper
• Kenneth @ Khin Mg Shwe (64 intake GBNF)
• Myint Sein (M 64 intake GBNF)
• Khin Maung Lay (Mutu, M64 intake)

Track and Field

• Sai Thein Maung (C 64 intake)
• Maung Maung Thaw (EP 64 intake)
• Soe Myint @ Min Khant (C 64 intake)
• Ma Lei Lei Chit (Ch 64 intake)
• Nang Khaming (A 64 intake)

Editor’s notes

• U Tha Din played volleyball for Burma.
• U Kyaw Htin (C67), U Soe Myint Lwin (EP68, GBNF) and U Khin Maung Myint (John Tint, M72, GBNF) played soccer for Burma.
• U Htay Aung (M 69) won RIT and Inter-Institute swimming events for 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, and Inya cross-lake (2000m). He represented Burma in water polo at the 1969 SEAP Games.
• Sai Kham Pan (EP69) was Burma Selected in badminton.
  Ranked No. 2 in singles and No. 1 in doubles (with Kyi Nyunt).
  For RIT, U Myint Sein (M69, GBNF) was his doubles partner and “Sargalay” U Khin Maung Win (EP69, GBNF) was his “training” partner.
• U Soe Tha (EC67), U Kyi (M67, GBNF), U Kyaw Nyunt (M69, GBNF) and James Than played Tennis for RIT.
• U Khin Maung Zaw (EC76) and U Thura Thant Zin (M76) played hockey for the All-Universities team and also rowed for RIT. In hockey, KMZ was the “coach” of Ko TTZ (goal-keeper). In rowing, Ko TTZ (RUBC Gold) was the “coach” of KMZ.
• U Win Khaing (M75, GBNF), Dat Pon” Sann Aung (M74, GBNF), Phyo (M76), and U Thura Thant Zin (M76) rowed for RUBC Fours. They had a mini-reunion in SPZP 2007.
• U Htaik San (Henry Kao, M81) and U Phyu Lin represented RUBC in coxless pairs, coxed fours, … [at the FEARA regatta].
  Than Tun Aung (Gavin, A81) is RUBC Golden Cox.