IMPHAL, Oct 8 NNN: A year-long campaign under the banner, ‘Sports movement and Olympic movement in Manipur’ was kicked off today at the Manipur Olympic House, Khuman Lampak Sports Complex here organized by Rajkumar Madhuryyajit Birth Centenary Celebration Committee under the aegis of Manipur Olympic Association (MOA), Rajkumar Madhuryyajit Memorial Trust and Sports Movement Committee, Manipur.
The campaign that is being initiated under the theme ‘Shanabagee Thou Meeyamgee Thouni’ is part of the birth centenary celebration of RK Madhuryyajit.
Manipur Works Minister Kh Ratan who was taking part at the launching function of the campaign as chief guest glorified the endeavor of late RK Madhuryyajit and other sports loving elders who had laid the underpinning of the present echelon of sports in Manipur. “We should not forget them.”
Manipur has no paucity in the field of games and sports even if it is lagging behind in different fields, the minister held and expressed his sincere hope that the sports campaign would heighten the present level of sports in the state by the year-long campaign.
MOA president Bijoy Koijam while hailing the great contribution made by late sports lovers of the state said 70-80 per cent has been successful so far on the Olympic movement in Manipur.
However, Bijoy said that he was disheartened to see many open fields being occupied by large buildings, human settlements, both private and Government establishments. Such activities are very unfortunate for all the sportspersons, he reacted.
Sportsmen of Manipur have presumably started to take over the entire country’s sports power and such can be cited with a vivid example that five Olympians from the tiny state had participated in the London Olympic Games 2012.
He said many of them are in services and representing many states and so it would be a right step to set up a sports university here in Manipur considering its influence over sports.
Delivering the keynote address at the function, RK Ranendrajit, convenor of Rajkumar Madhuryyajit Birth Centenary Celebration Committee, informed that the campaign of sports movement and campaign of Olympic movement will take place in all the districts of Manipur by joining hands with all the local clubs and schools. Such campaign, he said, without doubt, will make it possible to develop sports from grass root level.
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