Our Correspondent
IMPHAL, NOVEMBER 22
Manipur and Meghalaya Governor V Shanmuganathan inaugurated the 9th edition of 'Manipur Polo International 2015 here at Mapal Kangjeibung, which is known as the oldest Polo ground in the world.
Speaker of Manipur assembly Th Lokeshwor, Deputy Speaker Preshaw Shimray, Lok Sabha MPs Th Meinya, Thangso Baite and Rajya Sabha MP Abdul Salam besides MLAs Y Surchandra attended the inaugural function.
The polo tournament was organised every year as part of the ongoing 10 day manipur Sangai festival was organised to showcase the uniqueness of the shy and gentle brow-antlered deer popularly known as Sangai which is found only in Manipur at the floating Keibul Lamjao National Park in Loktak Lake and to promote Manipur as a world class tourism destination.Unlike the previous year, teams from Thailand, Australia,United States of America, United Kingdom and host India are participating in the international event which is held every year as part of the Manipur Sangai Festival, the biggest tourism festival of the state.In the previous year, teams from Poland, Mongolia and France also participated in the tournament.The competition ends on November 29 .In the day’s inaugural match India Manipur team beat United states of America team by 7-6 goals.
Tomorrow India-Manipur team will meet Thailand while Australia will face United States of America team.
