33rd State Polo Tournament 2017 : Chingkheinganba PC-A, Imphal Riding Club, CRPF victorious
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 07 2017:
The 33rd N Hazari and Dr N Tombi State Polo Tournament 2017 organised by Manipur Horse Riding and Polo Association which was put on hold since October 31 due to inclement weather condition resumed today at Mapal Kangjeibung .
Chingkheinganba Polo Club-A defeated Tentha Polo Club 8-4 in the first match while Imphal Riding Club drubbed Paradise Polo Club 14-1 and CRPF Polo Team outclassed Thoubal District Polo Team 10-3 in the second and the third matches .
The first chukker of the of the first match finished 2-1 in favour of Chingkheinganba Polo Club-A through goals scored by A Basanta and T Leishemba while N Sanjit of Tentha Polo Club scored the single goal for his team .
The second chukker ended in a 3-3 draw with one goal struck by Th Kaoba for Chingkheinganba Polo Club-A and two goals for Tentha Polo club by Kh Tombi and M Mocha.
The third chukker saw a resurgent Chingkheinganba Polo Club-A as they notched up the third chukker 6-3 with three goals from Th Kaoba (2) and L Lokeshwar (1) .
Th Kaoba of Chingkheinganba and Kh Tombi of the Tentha team scored one goal each to finish the game 8-4 in the fourth chukker .
In the second match, Imphal Riding Polo Club took the first chuuker 5-0 and made it an overwhelming 10-0 scoreline at the end of the second chukker against Paradise Polo Club.
Imphal Riding Polo Club then wrapped up the third chukker 13-0 with ease.
They also added one more goal in the fourth Chukker while Paradise Club also struck one to make it 14-1 at the end.
T Sarat scored a total of 7 goals while L Rohit contributed 5 goals and Omesh Gurung scored two goals against Paradise Polo Club which scored only one through S Shantikumar .
In the third match of the day, CRPF Polo Team did a good job to secure a huge win.
They started the match slowly with 1-0 over Thoubal District Polo Team in the first chukker.
The second chukker ended on a 4-1 scoreline through one goal scored by O Samarjit, Y Okendro and H Drakula each for CRPF while B Herojit of Thoubal team was able to score one .
A Samananda and O Samarjit pumped in two goals each to finish the third chukker .
The fourth chukker saw two goals each to end the fourth chukker 10-3.Samarjit and Y Okendro scored the two for the winning team while B Herojit and O Enaocha struck one each for Thoubal Polo Team.