Mantu Debnath Explained

Mantu Debnath
Citizenship:India
Sport:Gymnastics

Mantu Debnath (also spelt as Montu Debnath) is an Indian gymnast from Tripura.[1] [2] He won gold medals at national level competition, became the first Indian gymnast to win an international competition in Russia in 1969[3] [4] and won the Arjuna Award in 1975 for his contributions in gymnastics.[5] [6] Mantu is also the second Indian Arjuna awardee for gymnastics after Sham Lal and the first Arjuna awardee from Tripura. He was trained by Dalip Singh.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Flipping through the pages of Tripura's gymnastics glory. 2022-10-08. The Times of India. en. Aditya. Bhattacharya. 13 September 2016.
  2. Web site: 2016-09-10. Battling odds to make name in sport. 2020-08-07. Deccan Herald. en.
  3. Web site: 2016-04-26. How a giant leap by Dipa Karmakar bolstered the aspirations of tiny Tripura . 2020-08-07. Firstpost.
  4. Web site: 2014-08-19. Leap to gold. 2020-08-07. The Indian Express. en.
  5. Web site: Dipa revives gymnastics legacy in Tripura – Mysuru Today. 2020-08-07. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2020-02-06. Arjuna Award Winners 2020 List of Previous Arjuna Awardees By Year. 2020-08-07. The Prize Winner. en-US.

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