What used to be a national pastime
has taken on great importance for Manipur in the field of
national sports and promoting adventure activities to tourists.
Today nodal agencies have been set up to promote different
adventure-sports as well as to impart training. The indigenous
martial arts and games of Manipur have become world-renowned
and are an important feature of the tourist experience in
this lovely state. Some of these are the
Manipur Mountaineering and Trekking
Association, Lamdan (Sudarshan Peak), near Loktak
Hydroelectric Power Project.
Manipur Adventure and Allied Sports
Institute, Keirao, and Tourist Home in Siroi Hills
near Ukhrul.
The Adventure Academy of Manipur,
RIMS, South Gate, Imphal - offers courses and assistance
in white water rafting in the state.
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