Category: Sports

• Burma Athletics Association (BAA) has an outdoor stadium for Athletics and Soccer.
• Later, it had indoor stadium(s).
• The stadium was renamed Aung San Stadium to honor Bogyoke.

• We had to march with the Marching Band from St. Paul’s High School (SPHS) to the Aung San stadium to perform Drill as part of the “Education Day” Celebrations.
• Dennis Stevens (brother of my classmate George Stevens) played the Big Drum.
• Twin brothers Bo Kyi and Bo Kyi were the drummers.
• Jerry Hin Hwa, Orlando Thein, Win Maung and Bernard Taylor played selected musical instruments.

• The First Division Football matches are played at Aung San Stadium. The teams include Rangoon University, Burma Railways, Customs, Army, Navy and several others. The bottom teams in the League get relegated to Second Division the following year.

• My uncle U Win Tin (GBNF) took me to watch soccer matches.
  We watched selected matches (e.g. Dunlop Trophy) and some International matches (e.g. 2nd SEAP Games).
• The Northern and Southern Stands cost about fifty pyas, but they provided limited scope and vision. But, they have roofs.
• Grand Stand costs about five kyats.
  It would be a rare treat to watch from the Grand Stand (especially near the center line).
• The Open Stand opposite the Grand Stand is a good compromise for about K1.50.
  We had to carry umbrella or wear raincoat for matches during the Rainy Season.

• The Inter State and Division (ISD) Soccer tournament was established in 1952. Shan States with Suk Bahadhur won the inaugural tournament ISD Champions. Mandalay (with Ba Pu), Tennessarim (with Ko Ko Gyi), Irrawaddy (with Hla Htay) became Contenders and/or Champions. Many players were recruited by the First Division teams and some became Burma Selected.

U Tin U

• He is the most senior and oldest among the active Past Captains.
  
• He celebrated his 93rd birthday in August 2022.
  
• He is Past Captain of Rangoon Golf Club.
  
• He taught part-time at the Civil Engineering Department after receiving his BS from Oregon State University and MS from Yale University.

U Thaung Lwin

• He stood 17th in Matriculation of 1960 and won Collegiate Scholarship
  (along with several other SPHS students)
  
• He was a Top student in the Class of EC66.
  
• He worked for IBM Burma before moving to Singapore.
  
• He retired from Chartered Semiconductors

Notes

• Of the six brothers, four are Past Captains and Gold of RUBC :
  U Tin U, Dr. Myo Tint, U Tin Htoon and U Thaung Lwin.
  Two are Full Green :
  U Ba Than, U Myo Min
  
• Dr. Myo Tint (GBNF) stood 3rd in Burma from TTC in 1952.
  He succumbed to Covid.
  
• U Tin Htoon (A60) is two-time ARAE Champion and Silver medalist for SEAP Yatching.
  He compiled the RUBC 40th Anniversary Souvenir magazine with Sithu U Tin and U Po Zon.
  He chaired the publications committee for RUBC 90th Anniversary.
  He is architect for Thiripyitsaya Hotel in Bagan and Burmese Buddhist Temple in Singapore.
  He co-founded Triple Gems Publication.
  He is a Board member of Pariyatti.
  
• U Ba Than is retired Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
  He will turn 92 on October 2, 2022.
  
• U Myo Min is a co-founder of UCC
  with Sayas Dr. Chit Swe (GBNF), U Soe Paing and U Ko Ko Lay (GBNF).
  He taught at Nan Yang Institute (now NTU) in Singapore.
  He worked for Seagate and Connor in USA.
  He passed Abhidhamma examinations.
  He is enjoying retirement doing physical fitness, studying new subjects and practicing meditation.

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Rangoon University Soccer

Saya Nyein (Coach)

Many RU Selected also played for Burma

• U Than Win
  Captain
  Director, SPED (Sports and Physical Education Department)

• U Chan Tha
  Captain, Prome Hall
  Also RUBC Captain and Gold

• Collegian Nay Win
  Won Best Player award
  Academy winner

• U Tun Kyi and U Kenneth Shein
  Railways and Burma Team

Related Posts in RU Centennial

• U Aung Khin
  Scored the winning goal at Asian Games
• U Ba Maung
  Sports Officer, RASU
• U Gary Maung Maung
  Played for RU, SAMB and Burma

RUBC Gold

• U Thet Toe (C H Chan)
  Barrister-at-law
  Most Senior Past Captain (before his demise)

• James Barrington (ICS)
  Permanent Representative to UN
  Ambassador

• Dr. Ronald Lwin (San Lwin)
  Physician

• Balwant Singh
  Commissioner of Pegu Division
  U.N. Security

• U Tin U
  Part-time Lecturer, Civil
  Director of several companies
  Most Senior Past Captain

• U Mg Mg Than Tun
  Navy Commander
  Ambassador

• Dr. Pe Nyun
  Pediatric Surgeon
  Leader of team that operated on Ma Nan Soe and Ma Nan San (conjoined twins)

• Dr. Pe Thein
  Professor
  Minister of Health and Education

• Dr. Harry Saing (Htut Saing)
  Pediatric Surgeon
  Deputy Leader of team that operated on Ma Nan Soe and Ma Nan San
  ARAE Champion in 1958 and 1960
  Burma Selected in Hockey and Cricket
  Track and Field, Soccer and Rowing selection for Faculty of Medicine

• U Tin Htoon
  Architect
  ARAE Champion in 1958 and 1960
  Silver medalist for Yachting in SEAP Games
  Compiler for 40th Anniversary and Chair for 90th Anniversary of RUBC

Miscellaneous

• Tin Htoon and Harry Saing won the Venables Bowl for Coxless Pairs at the 1958 ARAE Regatta in Calcutta
• Tin Htoon, Harry Saing, Victor Htun Shein, Sunny Teng and Sein Htoon won the Willingdon Trophy for Coxed Fours at the 1960 ARAE Regatta in Colombo.
• I served as Contributing Editor for the 90th Anniversary of RUBC.

Related Posts

• I wrote articles and broadcast videos on various sports
  (e.g. Badminton, Hockey, Table Tennis, Tennis)
• Memories of RUBC
• RU Athletes for 2nd SEAP Games in Rangoon in 1961

Per Dr. Tin Wa, U Tun Shein (Willie) and Dr. Thein Htut, RUBC competed in two events at the 1959 Independence Day Regatta at Kandawgyi.

Coxed Fours

Ko Harry Saing (B), Ko Tin Htoon (2), Ko Win Kyi (3), Ko Tun Shein (S) and Ko Tin Wa (Cox) rowed against Inle Leg Rowers.

Sculls

Ko Thein Htut rowed Sculls against 5-man Burmese Laung.

Rowing

• Gerald Sein (San Maung)
• Dr. Harry Saing (Htut Saing)
  

Soccer

• Saya U Nyein
• U Sein Hlaing

Swimming

• Mya Thee
• Nyunt Soe

Table Tennis

• Saya Mao Toon Siong

Track and Field

• Kyaw Khin
• Kyaw Mra

• Khin Maung Tun (Goalkeeper)
• Kyaw Min (Goalkeeper turned forward)
• Tin Aung (Goalkeeper)
• Saw Thaung Tin (Auro, Goalkeeper)
• Gale (Goalkeeper)
• Gwan Shein (SPED)
• Suk Bahadhur
• Hla Htay
• Vernon Stiles (Tin Tun)
• Ko Ko Gyi
• Pe Khin
• Htoo War
• Tin Aung Moe
• Maung Maung (Navy)
• Maung Maung (RU)
• Aye Maung (Construction)
• Aye Maung (Air Force)
• Hla Tin (Kee)
• Collegian Nay Win
• Tun Kyi
• Kenneth Shein
• Tun Wain
• Than Soe (Suttee)
• Tin Han

RIT players who represented Burma

• Kyaw Htin
• Soe Myint Lwin
• John Tint

According to Ko Aung Khin (A69), they used to play Chinlon at RIT. Ma Thwin Thwin Aye Hmi (Olive, A69) would join them.

Chinlon evangelists in our younger days include

• Bohmu Soe Tint (uncle of Ko Tin Maung Lay (M69, GBNF))
• Saya U Maung Maung Than (Tex, GBNF)
• U Aung Koe

Ko Tin Shein (C69) and Saya Dr. Htin Aung (C69) represented RIT in Chinlon.

RIT won the Inter-Institute Tournament for Chinlon.

Some take part in Chinlon exhibition.

Some Burmese players adopted “Pike Kyaw Chin”.

Stages

The High Jump requires four stages :

• Approach
• Take off
• Flight
• Landing

Straddle Jump

• During our younger days, the high jumpers use “Straddle Jump”.
• Many hit the bar with the follow up leg.
• Valery Brummel (USSR) was one of the World and Olympic Champions using the Straddle Jump.

Fosbury Flop

• Dick Fosbury (USA) could not clear the bar very high using the Straddle Jump.
• An “Aha” moment struck him.
  The rule books forbid one from diving forward over the bar.
  Why not try diving backward over the bar?
  The legs do not easily hit the bar once the main body has cleared it. He won the Olympic Gold.
• It created a “Paradigm Shift”.
• The “Fosbury Flop” and its variations/improvements became mainstream.