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Manipur Cabinet decides to construct Manipur Olympian Park and create 18 posts in Sports Department

Manipur is coming up with "Manipur Olympian Park" to encourage sports persons of the state. The move comes in the wake of two Olympians from Manipur bagging a silver and a bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 which concluded today. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu bagged a silver medal in the weighting event and midfielder of Indian men's Hockey team Shanglakpam Nilakanta won a bronze medal.

Speaking to Impact News this afternoon, Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren further disclosed that the State cabinet has also decided to create 18 posts in the sports department consisting of 3 post of Joint Director, 5 Assistant Director and 10 Deputy Director posts. He recalled that the President of India has called Manipur the powerhouse of sports considering the laurels brought for the nation by the state's players.

N.Biren said that the Government will construct the park at a proper place, sized around 10 hectares, where in a museum will display full wax statues of Olympic medalists and busts of all the Olympians from Manipur. With great excitement, the Chief Minister who himself has great passion for sports and was a footballer said that the park will have a huge Olympic rings which will be seen from an airplane. He expressed firm belief that the new decisions and other upcoming sports policies will further boost sports sector in the state.

It maybe mentioned that 5 sports persons from Manipur took part in the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020. They are debutant Shanglakpam Nilakanta in hockey, Sushila Pukhrambam in women's hockey for the 2nd time, debutant Sushila Likmabam in Judo, Saikhom Mirabai for the 2nd time in Weightlifting and Boxer MC.Mary Kom for the 2nd time.

 

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