Amak Sonam Arunachal boxer losses battle for life in Guwahati

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh’s talented boxer Amak Sonam, who met with an accident in Naharlagun, died on Sunday after battling for life at a hospital in Guwahati.

Sonam, 16, and karate player Sangio Jomin were admitted to two hospitals in Assam after both sustained serious injuries in a freak accident on June 5.
Another athlete, Heema Khoda, was discharged from hospital after receiving stitches, while a fourth, Amak’s brother, who was riding in the car, suffered a broken arm and head injuries but has since been released from a local hospital. .
The three youths were training at the Sports Authority of India (Special Training Centre) in Naharlagun and were on their way to enroll in their respective schools when the scooter they were riding collided with a parked truck at Neharlagaon.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu shared the heartbreaking news on social media on Sunday.
“Cruel fate has taken away from us the talented boxer Ms. Amak Sonam. Ms. Sonam was very bright, talented and a name for the state. Recently she won gold for Arunachal in Sansad Khel Sphardha, 2023. ,” he said on Twitter.
“In this hour of grief, my thoughts are with the bereaved family. May Lord Buddha rest their souls,” he added.
While the other player (Sangio) is still fighting for life in a private hospital in Dibrugarh, Amak, who was on a ventilator in a hospital in Guwahati, breathed her last despite the best efforts of the medical staff, near the incident. Sources said.