Not only that, Chin also sends him quite a lot of books and magazines to study and understand all the nuances of the art. That is why, despite being employed with the CRPF, he doesn’t stay at the camp.

“All sportspersons are supposed to stay in the barracks. But there I can’t keep my computer, books and magazines. Without them what will I learn and how? So I took permission from our manager and started staying outside the campus,” said Sadanand.

Not only Chin, there is Chang Cing also from Chinese Taipei, Myron from Greece and Byron from South Africa who have been lending some help or other from time to time.

“The swords and spears are very costly. And even the dresses. Myron gave a sword once while Byron gave a beautiful pair of shoes,” said the Manipuri who is a second class graduate in Mathematics from the most prestigious DM College in Manipur.

Though good at studies and also at the game, Sadanand too comes from a very poor and humble background in Imphal. When Sadanand was selected for his first international competition in Macau , his father sold five bighas of land to meet his expenses.

Like Bimoljit, Sadanand too has his eyes set on the Beijing Olympics where wushu will be an exhibition sport. And with the new found special status to the sport, Sadanand’s father wouldn’t have to sell his land any more.