Paralympian Avani Lekhara, former Ranji cricketer Sarkar Talwar and the All India Chess Federation (AICF) were among the awardees in various categories at the TURF2022 and India Sports Awards of FICCI.Talwar was honoured with the Lifetime .
Top judokas of the country like Commonwealth Games silver medallist Tulika Maan and the first Indian to win a gold medal in the World Cadet Judo Championship, Linthoi Chanambam will come together for the 1st Khelo India Women's Judo National .
Imphal, Sep. 2 (EMN): Manipur’s judoka Linthoi Chanambam who won a historic gold at the World Cadet Judo Championship in Sarajevo and became the first from the country to win a medal in the tournament on Friday said Kosovo’s first-ever Olympic gold medallist in the women’s under-52 kilogram category is her inspiration. “Majlinda Kelmendi from Kosovo is my inspiration… She is my inspiration because she is the first Olympic champion from Kosovo. So I feel like one day I can be like her,” said the 16-year-old judoka. It may be mentioned that Linthoi prevailed over Brazil’s Bianca Reis to finish on top of the podium in the women’s 57kg contest at the Arena Hotel Hills recently. Linthoi, the second daughter of Chanambam Ibohal and Chanambam Ongbi Guneshori of Mayang Imphal Thana Maning Leikai in Imphal West district, started playing judo when she was just nine and half year old at Mayai Lambi Sports Academy, which had produced many world class judok