Dr Shantikumar re-elected GFI treasurer for 2nd time
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 31 2015 :
Dr S Shantikumar Singh, President of All Manipur Gymnastics Association, who is at present the Deputy Chef De Mission of the current 35th National Games, has been re-elected as Treasurer of Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI) for the second time.
Dr Shantikumar is associated with the Federation since 1987 in different capacities.
Earlier, he was the Executive Member and then the Joint Secretary of the Federation.
Dr Shantikumar is also presently the Joint Secretary of Manipur Olympic Association.
He was the head of the delegates of Indian Team in the World Aerobics Gymnastics held at Bangkok, Thailand in 2006.He was the Manager of the Indian Team in the World Artistic Gymnastics held at Doha in 2010 and the Competition Manager of the Artistic Gymnastics in the Commonwealth Games, Delhi in 2010 .
He was the Observer of the Indian Team in the World Artistic Gymnastics Championship held at Tokyo in 2011 .
He was the only Manager of the Indian Gymnastic Team in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014, where Dipa Karmakar from Tripura won the Bronze medal in vaulting table and created the history of Indian Women gymnastics by bagging the first medal in an international event.
Manipur Government awarded him a cash reward of Rs two lakhs for his participation in Commonwealth Games 2014 .
He was the national player in gymnastics from 1974 to 1978 .