CM O Ibobi conveyed best wishes to the five Olympians of Manipur
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 25, 2012:
Reposing firm confidence on the State Olympians, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi has conveyed his best wishes to the five Olympians of Manipur while stating that Manipur's Olympians would return with medals.
Five illustrious sportspersons of the State including Mary Kom, L Debendra, Laishram Bombayla, Ng Sonia and Kh Kothajit have made it to London Olympics which is slated to commence from July 27. The Chief Minister was quoted to have said that not only the people of the State but the entire Nation is keenly expecting outstanding performance from these sportspersons of Manipur, according to a statement issued by Sumant Singh, Secretary to CM.
"The people of Manipur hope and pray that 'our boys and girls' put up an exceptional performance in the Olympic and make our State proud of its glorious tradition of sports," it added.
Recognising their exceptional feat, the State Government had already announced a special financial assistance of Rs one lakh each to the five Olympic qualifiers of the State.