Imphal, July 1: The formation of Hockey Manipur, a new association, ran into rough weather with Manipur Olympic Association locking horns with Manipur Hockey Association and Manipur Women’s Hockey Association over constituting two entities with the same name.
Manipur Hockey Association, along with Manipur Women’s Hockey Association had earlier constituted an interim unified body — Hockey Manipur — on Sunday with N. Momon Devi as president and Th. Manihar Singh as secretary general.
This interim body, according to Manihar Singh, would have replaced Manipur Hockey Association and Manipur Women’s Hockey Association after the general council meeting.
However, the Manipur Olympic Association on Monday formed another ad hoc committee called Hockey Manipur, with MOC vice-president B.C. Singh as chairman and Olympian Ksh. Thoiba as convenor.
The MOA in a statement said an Indian Olympic Association instruction on June 1 had necessitated the move.
With the formation of the ad hoc committee, the MOA membership of the Manipur Hockey Association and Manipur Women’s Hockey Association have also been suspended.
Manihar Singh told a news meet yesterday that they would appeal to the MOA to approve the earlier Hockey Manipur.
Veteran football
Imphal Veteran Football Association, Canchipur, rode into the semi-finals with a solitary goal win over XI Star Veteran in the 1st Master Cup Invitation Football Tournament played at Mapal Kangjeibung here today.