Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 29 2009:
N Momon Devi and Ng Mumindro Singh have been respectively elected as president and senior vice president of 'Hockey Manipur' at a joint meeting of Manipur Hockey Association and Manipur Women's Hockey Association held at Khuman Lampak Hockey stadium today.
The meeting besides resolving to unify the two associations and function under 'Hockey Manipur' also elected/nominated 19 other office bearers.
It is informed that an earlier directive of the Indian Olympic Association necessitated unification of the two hockey entities in the State.
IOA had on October 10, 2008 constituted a nine member committee to deal with issues related to hockey activities in India consequently resulting in derecognition of the separate men's and women's hockey federations to form 'Hockey India'.