State Men Sepak Takraw team reach last 4 in Senior National Sepak Takraw
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 03 2019:
Manipur Men's Sepak Takraw team reached semi-final of the ongoing 29th Senior National Men and Women Sepak Takraw Championship 2019, conducted under the supervision of Sepak Takraw Federation of India at Jodhpur, Rajasthan from January 2 to 6 .
After defeating Rajasthan by 3-0 regu on the first day of the championship in the men's category, Manipur men's team defeated Assam by 3-0 regu.
In today's match, Manipur men's team dominated Assam 21-7, 21-5; 23-21, 21-16; 21-12, 21-8 in all the three regus.
In another match, Manipur defeated Delhi by 2-1 regu to become the group winner and find its place in the top 4 .
Though Manipur lost to Delhi in the 1st regu 18-21, 12-21, Manipur came back strongly to score 21-19, 21-15; 22-20, 21-9 in the 2nd and 3rd round respectively to defeat Delhi.
Manipur women's team also began their journey by conquering Assam 3-0 on the opening day.
In today's clash between Manipur and Odisha in women's team event, Manipur side emerged victorious by registering 3-0 regu over Odisha.
The match saw an easy win for Manipur in which the Manipur team scored 21-7, 21-0; 18-21, 21-6; 21-5, 21-7 in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd regu respectively.