Shantikumar elected as Sec Gen of GFI
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 12 2015:
Dr S Shantikumar Singh, President of All Manipur Gymnastics Association and present Joint Secretary of Manipur Olympic Association have been elected as Secretary General of Gymnastics Federation of India.
This is for the first time in the history of Indian Olympic Sports that a Manipuri has been given such a coveted post.
Shantikumar first associated with the Federation as an Executive Member in 1986, then as a Joint Secretary and later as a treasurer.
Shantikumar represented Udaipur University in Gymnastics in the All India Inter University Gymnastics Competition and won seven gold medals during his student life.
Manipur Olympic Association will accord a reception in honour of Shantikumar at the airport on Thursday at 11.30 am.