Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 10 2009:
The South East Youth Organisation (SEYO), Singjamei Wangma Kshetri Leikai, Imphal will be organising the 26th Annual Yaoshang Sports Festival from March 11 to 15 next, stated a press release by the organisation today.
The festival will commenced with a torch race from Akampat Ibudhou Wangbren Khana Chaoba Shanglen and will go through Khongman, Kongba Road and will conclude at Kshetri Leikai.
The race will flagged off at 7 am in the morning.
The inaugural function will be held at TGorban Kshetri Leikai Sports Ground with MOA President, MLA Bijoy Koijam as chief guest.Chairman, organising committee Th Manglem will be the president of the function.
The chief guest will hoist the flag half mast as a mark of condolence to the three persons who have been murdered merci-lessly.
All participant will wear black badge as a protest to the merciless murder.
The organising committee appealed the state government to relax the curfew during the Yaoshang festival as this festival has become a platform for bringing up talented sportspersons in every locality of the sports loving state.
The organising committee in its release said that the Yaoshang sports festivals are becoming the best unique opportunity ti instill the sense of peace, unity, friendship, discipline and sportsmanship in the minds of both young and old people of the state and further appealed to support the festival in every locality for bringing about a peaceful, united and drug-free Manipur.