List of North-East Indian sports personalities for 2012 London Olympics -
❶ Chekrovolu Swuro - (Nagaland) - Archery
❷ Jayanta Talukdar - (Assam) - Archery
❸ Laishram Bombayla Devi (Manipur) - Archery
❹ Laishram Devendro Singh - (Manipur) - Boxing
❺ MC Mary Kom - (Manipur) - Boxing
❻ N Soniya Chanu - (Manipur) - Weightlifting
❼ Shiva Thapa - (Assam) - Boxing
❽ Somdev Devvarman - (Tripura) - Tennis
❾ Tarundeep Rai - (Sikkim) - Archery
❿ Kothajit Singh - (Manipur) - Hockey
North-East India in 2012 London Olympics
Pinky Karmakar |
- The Times of India.
→ Utpal Baruah, an associate professor in the department of design (DoD) at IIT, Guwahati, has been invited for the second time to participate in the Olympic Fine Arts-2012, an exhibition which will run alongside the The Olympic Games in London from July. The aim of the event is to disseminate and exalt the Olympic spirit. The Olympic Fine Arts 2012 (London) will kick off its exhibition on August 1 and continued till August 7. The uniqueness of Baruah’s participation in this exhibition is that after participating in the 2008, Beijing Olympics, his left side of the body was paralysed due to brain stroke in the 2009.
- Seven Sister's Post.
→ Ranjeet Gogoi, a Bihu exponent and his 16 members team have been invited to perform in the Indian campaign for London Olympics on August 1 and 2 to be held at Royal Festival Hall, South Bank Centre, London. The group will be performing the famous 'Bihu dance' of Assam. Besides, the popular troupe will also perform during the Olympic torch relay (Flame event) on July 25. Ranjit Gogoi can be termed as Assam's cultural ambassador. For him it has become a mission to promote and popularise Asomiya culture, dance, music, songs in western shores.
- The Assam Tribune
- Seven Sister's Post.
Ranjeet Gogoi & his troupe (Photo - PTI) |
- The Assam Tribune