Wishes to Olympians

    22-Jul-2021
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IMPHAL, Jul 22 : BJP Manipur State unit president A Sharda Devi and BJYM president Koijam Ramkrishna have extended best wishes to the Tokyo bound Olympians from the State today.
A Sharda and Koijam Ramkrishna visited the residences of the 5 Olympians from the State today and extended financial assistance as a way of showing appreciation and support to the players.
Speaking to the media after the visit, Koijam Ramkrishna appealed all the youths to engage in at least 15-20mins of daily exercise during the Olympic Games which will start tomorrow and will end on August 8 to form a regular habit of exercise and also as a mark of showing support to the players.
Out of the 125 Indians who are participating in the Tokyo Olympics, Manipur has 5, including Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (Weightlifting), Sushila Pukhrambam (Hockey), MC Mary Kom (Boxing), Shanglakpam Nilakanta Sharma (Hockey) and Likmabam Sushila (Judo).