Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 25 2010:
To commemorate 175th Anniversary of Assam Rifles and as part of the Military Civic Action, the 7th DG AR Cup for State Equestrian Championship 2010 was declared open today at Imphal polo ground.
Maj Gen CA Krishnan, IGAR(South), who was the chief guest on the occasion, in his opening address said that this was an opportune moment to meet a galaxy of riders and sports enthusiasts from different sections of the society.
He also said that it is the endeavour of AR to substitute war with sports among the sports-loving people in Manipur.
He said that the main objective of the DGAR Cup is to discover the hidden talents in Manipur and a lot of success has been achieved as many sports stars from Manipur are seen on the horizon of sports.
Brigadier Gajender Prasad, Dr..SJoykumar, President of Manipur Polo Association and S Budhachandra, IAS(Retd) attended the opening ceremony as the guests of honour.
Maj Gen Krishnan was welcomed in traditional Manipuri custom.
He hoisted the flag.
The participating teams took out a march past led by Pipe Band of 39 AR.