Who’s heading to the Olympics from Myanmar? Here’s the full list

Shooting, archery, swimming, track and field and judo.

These are the areas in which seven athletes from Myanmar will compete in the upcoming Olympic games in Brazil.

Here’s the full list, with links to the official profile for each athlete.

Ye Tun Naung: shooting, air pistol, free pistol

San Yu Htwe, archery

Yan Naing Soe, judo

Thint Myat, swimming, 100m butterfly

Ei Ei Thet, swimming, 50m Freestyle

San Naing, track and field

Swe Li Myint, track and field

If you want to learn a little more about one of these athletes, check out this great Athens Zaw Zaw story about marksman Ye Tun Naung, who honed his craft in the Navy.

Hopes are high that he will bring home Myanmar’s first-ever Olympic medal.

Let’s wish everybody the best of luck!

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