AMWJU Sports Meet kicks off
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 15 2014 :
The much-awaited 4th Annual Sports Meet organized by All Manipur Working Journalist Union (AMWJU) kicked-off today at Manipur Press Club, Majorkhul.
The sporting event is being organized for the working journalists of the state.
AMWJU has been organizing such sporting event since 2011 .
The opening ceremony of the sports meet was marked by Bijoy Koijam, president of Manipur Olympic Association lighting up the torch after obtaining the flames from the sacred place of Kangla in presence of Wangkhemcha Shyamjai, president of AMWJU and other working journalists of the state.
The journalists would vie in different events like, Football, Cricket, Race, Long Jump, Shot Put, javelin Throw, Discus Throw, Badminton, Volleyball, Carrom, Chess, Table Tennis etc.
Race and Volleyball would be conducted tomorrow followed by Football matches on 17th March.
Cricket and Badminton would be held on 18th and 19th March.
Football final match have been scheduled to on last day of the sports meet on 20th March.