L Ibomcha Singh
L Ibomcha Singh is a boxing coach from Manipur in India. In 2010, he was awarded the Dronacharya Award for his services to boxing by the Indian government.[1]
Career as an athlete[edit]
Ibomcha was the first boxer to win the state a National medal in boxing when he won the bronze in the 1981 National Games.
Career as a coach[edit]
Ibomcha has produced 38 international medalists in boxing including two Arjuna awardees, two Olympians, two world champions and one world military games champion. His trainees included five times world women boxing champion Mangte Chungneijang Merykom, Laishram Sarita Devi N.G. Dingko Singh, P Narjit, S Suresh, and M Suranjoy.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "President gives away Arjuna awards". The Times of India. New Delhi. 30 August 2010. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ Huffington Post, Meet The Extraordinary Man Who Trained Champion Boxers Mary Kom And Sarita Devi, September 28, 2016, retrieved October 16, 2019
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