IMPHAL, August 25 NNN: Manipur Police Department today felicitated the five Manipuri Olympians at a grand reception ceremony organised at the 1st Manipur Rifles Banquet Hall, Imphal.
Addressing the felicitation function, Manipur Home Minister Gaikhangam noted Olympics is the highest international sports event in the world and that the five Manipuris participated in the London Olympics 2012. This participation is very important indeed, he said.
Receiving medals in the games is not only the importance of the event but introducing Manipur to the world is more important, Gaikhangam stressed. He also underlined the need of proper discipline to become a good sportsperson. The Home Minster attended at the event as chief guest.
Manipur DGP Y Joykumar, attending the function as president said there is no place for caste, creed and religion in the field of sports lauding the five Olympians that they have brought laurels to the state by making known the state to the world.
The Manipur police wanted to encourage the Olympians by giving them some present to them from the Manipur police Sports fund and it would render support to the future Olympians of the state, the DGP asserted.
At the function, Rs 5 lakh was given to boxer Mary Kom and Rs 1 lakh each to archer Bombayla, weightlifter Sonia, boxer Devendro and hockey player Kothajit.
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