The Department of youth Resources and Sports, Nagaland awarded cash prize to the meritorious sportspersons for the year 2019- 202 at a cash award ceremony held at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima on 17th March 2022. 

Secretary, Youth Resources & Sports, Wezope Kenye, who was the special guest, stated that awards are a special way to encourage performance and  to inculcate a competitive spirit.  He added that it is an occasion of great joy and award winning ceremony holds the topmost spot as it provides with an opportunity to address the community and share the achievements.

Cash prize to meritorious sportspersons for 23rd Junior National Sepaktakraw Championship, 2019 were awarded Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) each to 10 persons who got Gold; Rs. 7,000/- (seven thousand) each to five persons who got silver medal; for the 30th National Sepaktaktraw Championship, 2020 an amount of Rs. 21,000/- (twenty one thousand) each to five person who got silver and Rs. 11,000/- (eleven thousand) each to seventeen persons who got Bronze Medal.  An amount of Rs. 11,000/- (eleven thousand) to one person for the 5th International Karate Championship who got Bronze and Rs. 11,000/- (eleven thousand) to two persons for the 15th All India Independence Cup International Karate championship 2019. Cash prize of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each to five persons who got gold medal  and an amount of Rs. 7,000/- (seven thousand) to three persons who got silver medal and Rs. 5,000/- (five thousand) to three persons who got Bronze medal in the particular event. An amount of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each to  five persons each who won gold medal and Rs. 7,000 (seven thousand) each to three persons who got silver medal and Rs. 5,000/- (five thousand) each to three persons who got Bronze medal at the 6th ISKF National Open Karate  Championship 2019. An amount of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each to ten persons who won gold medal and Rs. 7,000 (seven thousand) to one person who won silver medal and Rs. 5,000 (five thousand) each to four persons for the 3rd Kukkiwon Cup International Taekwondo Championship 2019. An amount of Rs. 10,000 (ten thousand) each to all the medal winners which includes six persons of UAMAI, National Muaythai Youth Championship which was held at Assam in 2019.

Two persons were given Rs. 8,000 (eight thousand) each who won gold medal in the XVIII World Police and Fire Games (Archery).  Cash prize which included Rs. 8,000 (eight thousand) each to two persons who won gold in the 4th North East open tennis Tournament 2016. One person was awarded Rs. 7,000 (seven thousand) for winning silver medal in the National Level Rural Sports Competition Wrestling held at Telangana in 2016 and another Rs. 8,000 (eight thousand) to one person who won gold medal in the first North East Olympic Games in shot put (men) held at Imphal in 2018. Rs. 5,000 (five thousand) each were given to twenty persons who won bronze medal in the 10th North east Dr.T.Ao Football Championship held at Kohima in 2020.

Cash amounting to Rs. 1,00,000/- (one lakh) each was given to five coaches which include Juinor state Volleyball Coach Repatemjen; Junior State Hockey Coach, Tosovi Anthony Kharutso; Junior State Sepaktakraw Coach, Hosishe Khrieo; Junior State Taekwondo Coach ,Visabiu Peseyie and Boxing Coach, L. Chophy.