Manipur emerge winners of Natl Sepak-takraw C'ship
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 13 2017:
Manipur junior boy’s team emerged winners in regu event while junior girl’s team settled for runners-up title (regu) of 21st Junior National Sepak-takraw Championship 2017 held from October 9 to 13 at Himachal Pradesh .
In boy’s quarter-final match, Manipur beat Bihar 2-0 (21-12, 22-20).In the semi-final Manipur edged out Haryana 2-1 (21-17, 22-24, 21-11) and cruished into the final to face Tamil Nadu .
Manipur outclassed Tamil Nadu 2-0 (21-13, 21-11) to clinch the championship title .
Manipur girls also entered the final of the championship by defeating Nagaland 2-0 (21-11, 21-13) .
In the final match, Manipur conceded to Orissa losing by a margin of 0-2 (13-21, 19-21) and bagged the runners-up position.