Mirabai inaugurates RIMS facility, rewarded
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 02 2021:
Tokyo Olympics-2020 silver medallist Saikhom Mirabai Chanu inaugurated the Arthroscopic Machine Set at the Sports Medicine Department of RIMS on Monday.
RIMS media advisor N Phillip informed in a statement that Mirabai was also felicitated by RIMS Sports Medicine Department and she was presented a sum of Rs 1 lakh along with memento by RIMS director Prof A Santa Singh.
In her brief speech, Mirabai expressed elation over existence of Sports Medicine Department in RIMS and said she is lucky to get an opportunity to inaugurate Arthroscopic Machine Set, which will help proper treatment of injured sportspersons.
On the other hand, Prof Santa said: "We are proud of your achievements as a Manipuri and as an Indian.
We also feel very Jucky that Mirabai Chanu inaugurated such an important medical equipment in the Sports Medicine" .
Sports Medicine department nodal officer Prof AK Joy Singh, who also attended the function, extended his greetings and informed that the Department in RIMS is only the fourth such facility in the country.