AGARTALA, Aug. 9: The Tripura government will accord a grand reception to judoka Asmita Dey, who scripted history by winning a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, during her two-day visit to the state from August 12.
Director of Youth Affairs and Sports L Darlong said the felicitation programme would be organised at Rabindra Bhavan in Agartala.
Dey became the first Indian judoka to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Chief Minister Manik Saha had earlier felicitated her in New Delhi in the presence of Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Tinku Roy.
During her visit, Asmita will also travel to her native village, Dakshin Sonaichari in South Tripura’s Belonia subdivision, where she is expected to pay respects to her late father, who had inspired her sporting journey.
Her mother, Munna Pathari Dey, said the family’s next dream was to see Asmita win a medal at the Olympic Games.
