3Photo© thequint.comAmid Coronavirus Lockdown, Ngangom Dingko Airlifted To Delhi For Cancer Treatment
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Boxing icon and Asian Games cold medallist Ngangom Dingko Singh was flown on Saturday from Imphal to Delhi by SpiceJet’s air ambulance service for his liver cancer treatment. At a time when no airline is operational due to lockdown, the airline provided the air ambulance service free of charge to the Padma awardee.
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Suffering a relapse and confined in his home in Imphal due to the coronavirus-induced nation-wide lockdown, Dingko had asked help from the Sports Ministry to travel to the national capital.
He won a gold medal at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok and inspired fellow Manipur-native MC Mary Kom to take up the sport.