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Imphal, June 7 : The closing function of the 6th All India Badminton Championship, 2013 which has been hosted by the Manipur Police concluded today at Khuman Lampak. Governor Gurbhachan Jagat addressing the closing function said, “Police whose main task is maintaining law and order have been conducting championships in different sports disciplines for its officers and men, under the aegis of the All India Police Sports Control Board. Besides, the States’ police, the Central Police Organisations are also members and compete in these championships. Police is now a major employer and because of the nature of its functions, the officers and induct a fairly large number of sportspersons who had done their State and Nation proud. Many are elite sportspersons who have brought glory to the country. The All India Police Sports Championships is to provide a platform for testing the skill and ability of the officers and men in the field of sports. Badminton is one discipline which is open only to the officers and this championship provides a window for the officers from different organizations to know each other.
He compliment all the participants in this championship coming from disciplined forces, they must have competed in the true spirit of the game. Manipur because of various constraints has severe limitations in organizing such competitions, in terms of accommodation, etc. Manipur, despite its small size and small population, has consistently been performing well in the field of sports but badminton is not one of our strengths. However, it has the potential to do well in this discipline also, provided sufficient emphasis is given as Manipuris have the agility, flexibility and stamina required for this game. Badminton was developed by the British in India but its popularity in the country is still below par, though we have produced some top players now and then. More efforts need to be made so that we have the bench strength, which is an absolute necessity if we want to become a world power in this game.
In any conflict ridden situation all activities including sport; this we have seen in Punjab, Yugoslavia, and the African countries. Howeve Manipur this trend is not observed. Perhaps, sportspersons are respected by all and there is no interference by any party as a result, they can blossom according to their talent. Now sports are being touted across the globe as a harbinger of peace and an excellent tool for harnessing the youth. Hence, every country is laying emphasis on sports.
However, the words of the founder of the modern Olympics Pierre de Courbetin “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well” must be recalled by all of us as we fight our daily battles and in some we come out the loser but we continue to fight the next day. Hence, those who lost must console themselves to do better next time and should be proud that they have fought well.
In men’s single Manipur N Modhunimai won the title after defeating Punjab’s Manmohan Sharma in straight sets while C Lalruia and C Lalzahngoa of Mizoram beat Manipur Th Radheshyam and N Modhunimai team in the men’s double final.
In Women’s single Priya Dubey of Jharkhand beat Shreebala Devi of Andhra Pradesh to win the title. Nagaland’s team won the team event champion. DGP Y Joykumar and Ch Bimol bagged the 50 plus veteran double title after beating M Mubi and Ashokumar also from Manipur police team.
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