Imphal, January 23 : Lok Sabha MP Mani Charenamei has stated that youths of hill districts are yet to enjoy any benefit from Sports Authority of India and Department of Youth Affairs and Sports even as the two bodies have taken up different programmes for development of sports and welfare of youths in the State.
The MP was speaking as chief guest at the opening ceremony of the 8th Barak Range Sports Meet 2009 at New Konphung, Tamei.
The opening ceremony was graced by Tamei A/C MLA Awangbow Newmai, Commanding Officer of 14 Mahar Tamei Col GS Sandhu and Mapi Council president Th Manihar as presidium members Mani Charenamei said that the sports meet will go a long way in building unity among the people settling along Barak range and speaking common language.
The sports meet will also provide a platform for interaction among youth and to show their sporting talents, he said.
Saying that the sports meet is a big step towards producing successful players, the MP noted that sports knows no difference between communities or religions.
He also assured all possible assistance for development of sports in the area.
While the youths in valley enjoy the advantage to practice sports in Khuman Lampak Sports Complex, the youths in hill districts are yet to enjoy any kind of sports infrastructure.
Even as SAI has been undertaking different schemes for development of sports, none of these schemes have reached any of the hill district till date, the MP asserted.
Observing that the Barak Range Sports Meet is neither in the form of a sports festival nor exactly fits in the category of a sports competition, Mani Charenamei called upon the organisers to rectify the mode of the sports meet so that the meet can serve as launching pad for prospective players.
Besides donating cash to the organising committee, the MP also distributed sports materials to teams coming from Nagaland, Assam and Manipur to participate in the sports meet.
GS Sandhu exuded that the sports meet will bring closer interaction among Naga tribes in addition to promoting sports in the hill districts.
Pledging that the Army would provide all possible assistance in education and sports, Col GS Sandhu also donated sports materials and first aid items to the organisers.
MAPI Council president Th Manihar also donated footballs, volleyballs, volleyball nets and Sepak Takraw balls to the organisers.
The sports meet which will have competitions in men's football, men's volley and women's volleyball is being participated by 20 teams from Assam, Nagaland and Manipur. As a part of the opening ceremony, a Sepak Takraw team from Imphal played an exhibition match.
This was followed by another exhibition football match between MAPI Council team and the champion team of the sports meet's last edition.
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