33rd State Thang-Ta Championship kicks off
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, February 20 2022:
The opening ceremony of the 33nd State Thang-Ta Championship 2022 was held at Thang-Ta Shanglen, Yumnam Huidrom, Imphal West, on Sunday.
The event saw Yumnam Babu Mangang, Thangsu hanba, Sanakonung; Huidrom Premkumar Singh, president, Huyel Langlon Thang-Ta Association, Manipur; H Ibotombi Khuman, international awardee; and Loitongbam Ibungomacha Meetei, social & cultural activist, as chief guest, president and guests of honour, respectively.
436 Thang-Ta players along with team coaches, team managers and technical officials from 26 different Thang-Ta institutions/academies are taking part in the championship.
Chief guest Yumnam Babu Mangang explained that Thang-Ta is an ancient martial art form of Manipur handed down by the forefathers and he was delighted to see the emergence of many Thang-Ta academies/institutions for promotion and preservation of the precious art form.
Babu added that Thang-Ta lovers alone could not preserve and promote the indigenous martial art form at the intended level and he called for the need to seek the support of the government.