Manipur bag 11 medals at wushu nationals
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 01 2022:
Manipur won 11 medals including three gold at the 31st Senior National.
Wushu Championship 2022 at SK Indoor Stadium, Srinagar on Tuesday.
The trio of Salam Marshal Singh, Yumlembam Echantombi Devi and Konjengbam Luxmi Devi were the top finishers for the state.
Salam Marshal claimed the top podium honour in the changquan event, so did Echantombi in the jianshu event and Luxmi in the nandao event to secure three gold medals for Manipur.
Yumlembam Echantombi Devi also added two silver medals to her kitty.
She earned her silver medals in changquan and qiangshu events, while Konjengbam Luxmi Devi secured a silver medal in the nanquan event in addition to her gold.
Rekimbala Yumnam (daoshu) and Sohan Yumnam (kung-fu taijiquan) were other silver medallists in the day's competition.
The state team also took three bronze medals courtesy of Ng Ayapama Toshibala (daoshu) Rekimbala (gun-shu) and Wangkheirakpam Ningthibi Devi (qiangshu) .