Itanagar, June 7 -- The East Kameng Social Welfare and Cultural Organization (EKSWCO) strongly condemned the exclusion of national weightlifting champion Sambo Lapung from the Indian team for the upcoming Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships.
In a detailed representation emailed on Saturday to Union Minister and Arunachal West MP Kiren Rijiju, EKSWCO has called for his urgent intervention, citing concerns over fairness and transparency in the selection process conducted by the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF).
Sambo Lapung, hailing from Lapung village in East Kameng district, is a three-time Senior National Weightlifting Champion in the 96kg category. He clinched gold medals at the national championships held in Chandigarh (2022...