Overview
- The certificate was presented at GTTF headquarters on December 30 by vice president Mayong Suk after evaluation by a panel of six grandmasters led by president Jun Lee.
- Singh cleared the promotion test in October 2024 but could not travel earlier because of the ethnic conflict in Manipur.
- The Sangrok World Taekwondo Academy, affiliated with World Taekwondo, praised his long-standing contribution to spreading the martial art.
- The 62-year-old began training at 16, founded the All Assam Taekwondo Association in 1982, and later served as vice president of the Taekwondo Federation of India.
- Reports also highlight his visits to Kuki-Zo villages in Ukhrul and Kamjong for people-to-people outreach, described as the first cross-community engagement by a political leader since the violence.