Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 06 2010:
Sport Section of the Sambalei Sekpin School, Kumbi sponsored by MC Marry Kom, international boxer and winner of Padma Shree, Aruna Award and Rajiv Gandhi Khelratna was inaugurated today.
Sambalei Sekpin School is run by Okendro, the owner of Sambalei Sekpin included in the Guinness Book of World Record.
The inaugural function was attended by Mary Kom as chief guest while president of the AMWJU, S Hemanta as presided.
Speaking on the occasion, Marry Kom said that the sport section in the school is opened for giving advantage to the children who interested in sports but do not get the facilities.
She also assured off all possible assistance to the school from her side.
Mary Kom further said that she is ready to those children who wanted to play boxing from Kumbi area to come and admit at her Boxing Academy.
She also informed that children from both hills and valley are studying in the academy run by she.
President of AMWJU, S Hemanta said it is a laudable thing that an international boxer sponsored a sport section in a school run by a world record holder.
This will give immense advantage to the talented sports children.