University Sports Champions

by Hla Min

Updated : June 2025

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1961 အရှေ့တောင်အာရှ ကျွန်းဆွယ်
Second SEAP Games in 1961

Photo provided by Dr. Richard Yu Khin, who won a Gold Medal in Yachting with U Maung Maung Lwin

The University Athletes represented Burma in

• Athletics
• Badminton
• Swimming
• Table Tennis
• Tennis
• Volleyball
• Weightlifting
• …

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Rowing

RUBC team won the Willingdon Trophy for Coxed Fours) at the 1960 ARAE (Amateur Rowing Association of the East) Regatta in Colombo

• Tin Htoon (Stroke)
• Sunny Teng (3)
• Sein Htoon (Cox)
• Victor Htun Shein (2, GBNF)
• Harry Saing (Bow, GBNF)

At the 1958 ARAE Regatta in Calcutta, RUBC team of Tin Htoon (Stroke) and Harry Saing (Bow, GBNF) won the Venables Bowl for Coxless Pairs.

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Soccer / Foitball

Rangoon University (and later Rangoon University & Institutes) Soccer team won several trophies.

One photo shows the winners of the Burma Soccer Federation Knock Out Tournament in 1965 – 66.

Another photo shows an earlier team from 1954 – 55.

Sayas U Ba Toke, William Paw and Dr. Hla Thwin headed the University Sports Council and the University Football program.

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Badminton

RIT Badminton Team led by Sai Kham Pan won the Inter-Institute Trophy. Saya U Thein Lwin (GBNF) was President of RIT Badminton Association.

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Cross-Country Race

Saw Maung Maung Htwe won two Gold medals: as winner of the Cross-Country Race and as leader of the RIT Team.

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Hockey

Saya U Tin Hlaing (M, GBNF) managed the All Universities and Institutes Hockey Team, which won several trophies.