SDOAM on war footing, preparing for 1st Olympic Games in Senapati
Source: Chronicle News Service
Senapati, November 14 2022:
The Senapati District Olympic Association, Manipur (SDOAM) is on war footing preparing for the District Olympic Games 2022 sched uled to start on November 23 .
When Senapati district does not have a standard basketball court besides few courts in school and colleges, SDOAM has taken a bold step to construct a basketball court at Sanyi Dahrii Memorial Sports Complex Karong keeping in mind the fast growing popularity of the game in the district.
The construction is underway and is expected to be completed soon.
During an inspection at the worksite, A Karang Rangnamei, games & sports secretary SDOAM, informed that with the coming of the 50th anniversary of the association and the first District Olympic Games scheduled for November 23, preparation is on war footing for the forthcoming Games.
He mentioned that there is no international standard basketball court in the district.
However, SDOAM felt the need to construct a standard basketball court for the champions and the entire aspirant basketball players and has been preparing the court by the association.
Basketball players from Senapati district have proven their worth as the women's basketball team clinched the championship title at the recently concluded 2nd Manipur Olympic Games, 2022 .
The district is also blessed with a good number of players representing Manipur for national level tournament.
Karang Rangnamei also sought the cooperation of all and support the association to organise the Olympic games successfully.
A team of the SDOAM had inspected the work progress of various grounds for the proposed Olympic Games, 2022 .