Olympic medallist Mirabai inaugurates sports medicine machine at RIMS Manipur

Manipur introduced the MD course in sports medicine at RIMS during the last academic session. It is the first few institutes in the country to do so

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, who won India’s first silver medal in women’s 49kg weightlifting at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, inaugurated a new arthroscopy machine at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), a premier medical institute in Imphal, Manipur, on Monday.

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu inaugurates a new arthroscopy machine at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Manipur. (Sourced)

“RIMS is one of first few institutes in the country with a Medical Council of India/ National Medical Commission-recognised MD course in sports medicine,” said director professor A Santa Singh of RIMS, “We are grateful to the ministry for supporting us.”

Manipur introduced the MD course in sports medicine at RIMS during the last academic session.