Mantu Debnath
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Mantu Debnath (also spelt as Montu Debnath) is an Indian Bengali gymnast from Agartala, Tripura.[1][2] He won gold medals at national level competition,[1] 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.[1][5][6] Mantu is also the second Indian Arjuna awardee for gymnastics after Sham Lal[6][5] and the first Arjuna awardee from Tripura.[1][4] He was trained by Dalip Singh.[5]
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- ^ a b c d Bhattacharya, Aditya (13 September 2016). "Flipping through the pages of Tripura's gymnastics glory". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Battling odds to make name in sport". Deccan Herald. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "How a giant leap by Dipa Karmakar bolstered the aspirations of tiny Tripura". Firstpost. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Leap to gold". The Indian Express. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Dipa revives gymnastics legacy in Tripura – Mysuru Today". Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Arjuna Award Winners 2020 | List of Previous Arjuna Awardees By Year". The Prize Winner. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
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