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Myanmar At The 2012 Summer Olympics
Myanmar competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Olympics, although at most previous Games it competed under the name ''Burma''. Myanmar did not participate at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal for political reasons. Myanmar Olympic Committee sent a total of six athletes to the Games, an equal number of men and women, to compete in 5 sports, tying the record with Beijing for the most athletes representing Myanmar at a single Olympics. Among these athletes, archer Nay Myo Aung and single sculls rower Shwe Zin Latt competed at their second consecutive Olympics. Pistol shooter Maung Kyu, who competed at his first Olympics, was the oldest member of the team, at 41. Meanwhile, track runner Zaw Win Thet, the youngest of the team, at age 21, was appointed by the committee as the national flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Myanmar marked its return to Olympic judo competition following a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myanmar Olympic Committee
Myanmar Olympic Committee ( my, မြန်မာနိုင်ငံအိုလံပစ်ကော်မတီ, IOC code: MYA) is the National Olympic Committee representing Myanmar (also called Burma). It was founded in 1946 by Zaw Weik. Duty *To perform the sports affairs according to the policies of Myanmar National Sports Committee. *To inform the aims of Olympic Games. *To prepare for the national teams which will compete in the Olympic Games, Asian Games and South East Asian Games. *To interconnect between the Myanmar Sports Associations and International Olympic Committee. *To open Sports Courses and sent students to the international courses by the help of IOC. *Contact with the Olympic Games, Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games and Regional Sports Festivals Federations to host in Myanmar *To perform the duties given by the Myanmar National Sports Committee. References External links Myanmar Olympic Committee Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
