Assam ne ek baar phir international stage par apni pehchaan banayi hai, jab young swimmer Kiuchenghan Phukon ne Elephanta Island se Gateway of India tak open-sea swim karke world record banaya.
Kiuchenghan ne lagbhag 13 kilometre ka tough swim sirf 3 ghante 29 minute mein complete kiya, aur is achievement ke saath woh duniya ki youngest swimmer ban gayi hain jinhone yeh feat haasil ki. Is remarkable accomplishment ke saath hi woh North-East India ki first woman swimmer bhi ban gayi hain jinhone Arabian Sea mein successfully swim kiya, jisse Assam ko bahot garv hua hai.
Originally Sivasagar district ke Halguri se belong karne wali Kiuchenghan abhi Guwahati ke VIP Road, Six Mile mein rehti hain. Woh Hemang Phukon aur Rimlee Hazarika Phukon ki beti hain.
Yeh young achiever filhaal The Green School International ki student hain aur Class II (Section E) mein padh rahi hain. Woh regular training Dr Zakir Hussain Aquatic Complex aur Arjun Bhogeswar Baruah Sports Complex mein leti hain, jahan unhe coach Babul Gurung guidance dete hain.
Kiuchenghan ki is remarkable achievement par badhai dete huye, Assam Swimming Association ke SecretaryBhaskar Das ne unki dedication aur determination ki tareef ki aur unke bright future ke liye shubhkamnayein di.
