Kyar Ba Nyein

Male, Person

1923 – 1979

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Who was Kyar Ba Nyein?

"Kyar" Ba Nyein was the Burmese boxer who participated in boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics and was a pioneer in modernizing the Lethwei, or Burmese style of traditional boxing. Ba Nyein started boxing at the age of 13 and fought in about 50 matches over 20 years until retiring from fighting at the age of 33.

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Born
Nov 23, 1923
Mandalay
Died
Jul 8, 1979
Yangon

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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