Guv's Cup: IE fencers add 17 medals on penultimate day
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 07 2022:
Imphal East won 17 more medals including nine gold on the penultimate day of the 18th Governor's Cup State Level Fencing Championship 2022.Stellar performances by A Henthoi, L Deepu and N Lanchenba helped Imphal East make a clean of three gold medals on offer in the mini boys' competition on Wednesday.
Henthoi clinched his gold medal in the foil event, Deepu won the epee event and Lanchenba bagged his yellow metal in the sabre event.
In the team's competition, the Imphal East fencers secured gold medal in the senior men's epee event while the mini boys swept the board winning foil, epee and sabre events.
The mini girls also impressed with two gold medals after topping both epee and sabre events.
In addition to their gold medals, Imphal East took six silver medals courtesy of performances in foil, epee and sabre events in individual contests while the other three silver medals were claimed via senior men's foil and sabre events and mini girls' foil events in team's competition.