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Wheelchair Basketball team depart for National Championship
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 22 2019:
A 10-member team of Wheelchair Basketball Association of Manipur were officially flagged off today from Manipur Press Club by Ng Uttam, Director, Department of Social Welfare Government of Manipur for the 6th National Wheelchair Basketball Championship 2019 to be held from June 24 to 29 at Mohali, Punjab.
The team were led by Yumlembam Rajen Luwang as team manager and Md Yunus as team coach.
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In the media event held before the flagged off program, Social Welfare Director, Uttam maintained that State Youth Affairs and Sports Department, Wheelchair Basketball Association of India and Social Welfare Department conducted an orientation camp with a view to develop the game of Wheelchair Basketball in the State from September 5 to 7 last year and the State team were luckily able to feature in a Wheelchair Basketball competition held in Tamil Nadu from September 17 to 22 .
The State team did their best in the said competition and even were honoured with best promising team award, Uttam added.
He also expressed hope that the State team will give their best and come out on top at the 6th National Wheelchair Basketball Championship.
In the meantime, Uttam also urged family members and guardians of differently abled persons to understand, observe and tap out the talents hidden in team instead of discouraging and encourage them so that they also could contribute and bring laurels to the State.
Social Welfare Department in collaboration with Sports Department, is trying its best to improve sports facilities for differently abled persons in the State, the Director continued.
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