11th DGAR Cup : Neelu RK, T Leishemba bag gold in junior events
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 03 2014:
Neelu RK of Chingkheihunba Polo Club bagged the gold in the Show Jumping Junior Girls' final while T Leishemba came out tops in the Tent Pegging Lance Junior Boys final of the ongoing 11 DG AR State Equestrian Championship and 5th IGAR (S) Junior Equestrian Championship underway at Mapal Kangjeibung today.
Neelu RK of Chingkheihunba Polo Club (Thonglen) bagged the gold in the Show Jumping Junior Girls final with a commendable timing of 1.05 while Ashem Romabati of ESC bagged the silver with a timing of 1.11 .
L Sangeeta notched up a good timing of 1.07 but was penalised with four points to come in the third place, while Yaileima of Nagamapal Youth Polo Club occupied the fourth position with a timing of 1.09 but here again she was penalised with 8 points.
In the Tent Pegging Lance Junior Boys' final, T Leishemba of Kangleipak Polo Star Club raced to the top spot with an impressive score of 30.5 while H Chand of Thangmeiband Youth occupied the second spot with 28.5 points.
The third spot went to Kh Thomas of Khurai Polo Club, who managed to notch up a score of 27 while Rohit Singh of Imphal Riding Club came in the fourth place with 26.5 score.
Seven teams have made it to the final of the Tent Pegging Team championship.
The teams are ESC-A, KPC, NPSKL-A, Kangleipak Polo Star Club, ESC-B, Chingkheihunba Polo Club A and AC.
The championship which started from February 1 will wind up tomorrow.
Over 100 riders from 11 teams took part in the championship, which has been an annual affair since 2002 .
The championship is jointly organised by the DGAR, IGAR (S) and Manipur Equestrian Association and is primarily aimed at conserving the game as well as the Manipuri Pony.