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Preparations underway for Senapati Olympic Games

Published on Sep 14, 2022

By Sobhapati Samom

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Senapati District Wrestling Association, Manipur and Senapati District Olympic Association Manipur representatives with N Biren Singh and MLA L Dikho in Imphal on Tuesday.

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Imphal, Sep.13 (EMN):  Preparations have started for the golden jubilee celebration cum Olympic Games of Senapati district at Senapati district headquarters,60 km north of Imphal from November 7 to the 12th  this year.

The upcoming district Olympic Games will have competitions such as athletics, football(men), basketball(men and female), volleyball(male and female), badminton, tug-of-war and mukna(wrestling).

A joint team of Senapati District Wrestling Association, Manipur and Senapati District Olympic Association Manipur called on the Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh and discussed the upcoming sports events on Tuesday.

In the day’s meeting at the chief minister’s secretariat in Imphal, Singh assured the visiting team that necessary sport infrastructures including the incomplete Sanyi Dahrii Sports Complex at Karong will be completed in the district soon.

In the recently concluded 2nd Manipur Olympic games 2022, Senapati district topped the medal tally with six gold, four silver and 10 bronze medals among the hill districts while Ukhrul occupied second position with one gold, four silver and 14 bronze medals.

Meanwhile, sharing some photographs of the meeting in a tweet on Tuesday, Singh wrote, “Delighted to meet the office-bearers of the Senapati District Wrestling Association, Manipur and Senapati District Olympic Association Manipur at my office today. We discussed numerous issues for the development of sports in the district.”