Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 23 2008:
The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports today released Rs.49.05 lakh as Special Cash Award money to 19 Boxers and 21 Coaches who have won the medal in the Asian Boxing Championship, Asian Junior Boxing Championship, Commonwealth Boxing Championship and World Cadet Boxing Championship held during the year 2007 .
Among them, there were two Manipuri boxers and two Manipuri coaches.
Boxer Thokchom Nanao who won silver in the Commonwealth Boxing Championship 2007 was awarded Rs 2 lacs.
It may be recalled that he had also won gold in the Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 held at Pune and AIBA Youth World Boxing Championship held at Guadalaraja of Mexico.
Boxer Soubam Santosh who won bronze medal in the Commonwealth Boxing Championship 2007 was also awarded a cash award of Rs 1.5 lacs.
A Kamesh coach of Soubam Santosh in the Commonwealth oxing Championship 2007 was also awarded Rs 75,000 .
O Biten of Manipur who was the coach of Parmoj Kumar who won bronze in the Asian Boxing Championship 2007 was also awarded Rs 30,000 cash award.