State fencers win 19 medals
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 04 2015 :
19 different colour of medals were won by State fencers in the recently concluded 11th Cadet National and 16th Sub Junior Fencing Championship at Bhilai, Chhattisgarh from March 27 - 30 .
3 gold; 6 silver and 1 bronze was won in the cadet section while 4 gold; 1 silver and 4 bronze was in Sub junior event.
In team event of Cadet section, boys foil team (OK Bidyananda Singh; S Langam and S Rahul Singh) and girls sabre team (S Hiron Devei; Th Pushpa Devi and Kh Kalambia) won gold while epee team of both boys (Lopanee Maibam; Th Phenton and N Tennison Singh) and girls (H Linthoi Devi; S Kiranbala Devi and S Chingkheinganbi Devi) bagged bronze and silver respectively.
The foil team of O Hapani; Kh Bend Devi and N Mena Devi won silver.
In the individual event, Ok Benyananda Singh and O Japani settled with silver in foil while S Hiron Devi won gold by beating compatriot Th Pushpa Devi in the sabre event final.
Girl's team in foil (N Mona Devi; Khushboorani L; L Bidyalaxmi Devi and G Priyalaxmi Devi); epee (S Chingkeinganbi; L Mangalsana; K Nomita Devi and I Prosia Devi) and sabre (S Sophiya Devi; K Jitmala Devi; N NIsha and Y Nungshithoi) returned with gold.
On the other side boys team in foil (S Rahul Singh; A Allen Meiteil K Beny Singh and I Probitro Singh) and sabre (H Chingkeihunba; S Chingkheinganba; O Jubraj and Bidyachandra Th) also came up with gold in Sub Junior section.
A Allen Meitei and N Mona Devi ended with bronze in individual foil event while N Tennison Metei also won the same colour medal in individual epee event.
H Chingkheihunba won the silver in sabre individual.