Players, Indian Army officials, and others pose for a
photograph at the inauguration of the first edition of the Major Laishram
Jyotin Singh, Ashok Chakra (Posthumous) Football Tournament in Moirang,
Manipur, on Wednesday.
- IMPHAL — In
honour of the nation's hero from Manipur who was conferred with the country's
highest gallantry award during peacetime, the Indian Army, under Operation
Sadbhavana, inaugurated the first edition of the Major Laishram Jyotin Singh,
Ashok Chakra (Posthumous) Football Tournament at Moirang Multipurpose Higher
Secondary School ground in Manipur's Bishnupur District on Wednesday.
- Born on May 14, 1972, in Nambol, Major Laishram Jyotin Singh
was an alumnus of RIMS, Imphal, and was commissioned into the Army Medical
Corps on February 15, 2003.
- On February 26, 2010, while on deputation with the Indian
medical team at the Indian High Commission in Kabul, Afghanistan, he displayed
unparalleled courage by single-handedly confronting a heavily armed terrorist
and thwarting a suicide attack on the premises of the Indian High Commission.
- Forcing the terrorist to detonate his suicide vest, Major
Jyotin Singh made the supreme sacrifice while saving six others. For his
extraordinary bravery, Major Laishram Jyotin Singh was posthumously awarded the
Ashok Chakra on January 26, 2011.
- The tournament commenced with an inaugural match between
Southern Sporting Club (Singjamei, Imphal) and ASUFI (Mao), where Southern
Sporting Club emerged as the winner with a maiden goal against ASUFI (Mao).
- The day's event was attended by representatives of the
district football association, family members of late Major Laishram Jyotin
Singh, and senior Army officials.
- With eight teams from across Manipur competing in a league
format, the tournament aims to foster team spirit, sportsmanship, and fitness
among the youth, while strengthening the bonds of unity in Bishnupur district
and Manipur.
