Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, January 22 2009:
THE SERIOUS mistake of the organizers to L Aruna of Manipur by robbing her life time chance of standing on the Winner Podium and receiving the presentation in the Mumbai Marathon held on January 2009 has been strongly condemned by the Chancellor, vice-chancellor, members of the faculty and students of the Manipur University.
The condemnation statement of the MU however, congratulated Aruna who crossed the finishing line by a huge margin of nearly five minutes.
"We do appreciate the action taken by the organizers to rectify the mistake, yet feel that damage has been done," it said.
It also asked the Athletic Federation of India and organizers of prestigious events like Mumbai Marathon to ensure such mistakes do not recur in future.