Letpao applauds youths keen on sports
Source: Chronicle News Service / DIPR

Imphal, December 22 2021: YAS minister Letpao-Haokip has stated that youths belonging to the border districts of Manipur have cleared the misconception of being drug users as they have started focusing more on sports and good health.

The minister made the remarks while attending the closing ceremony of the 1st Khodamphai Birip Trophy, a football tournament, at Aimol Khodamphai Playground, Tengnoupal district.

Organised by the United Khodamphai Sporting Club, the tournament began on December 9 .

Attending the closing function as the chief guest, Letpao said that people are putting more emphasis on sporting activities nowadays, and it is a good trend.

Sports will lead to good health, and good health, in turn, will make a good and developed society.

He also said that such tournaments have cleared the general public's misconception that youths belonging to border districts are mostly indulging in drugs.

The YAS Minister said that he has been proposing to higher authorities and the centre the idea of inculcating at least one sports discipline as a part of the academic syllabus to the school going students.

This idea, he added, has been appreciated and it is hopeful that it may translate into reality soon.

In the function that was attended by hundreds of villagers from nearby areas, guests of honour were Khupboi Aimol, DC (DE) & registrar Lok Ayukta and Wanboy Aimol, assistant director AYINTSHD.

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