National taekwondo begins
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 20 2013 :
Goa and Kerala grabbed a gold medal each as the 32nd National Senior Taekwondo Championship commenced from today at Khuman Lampak Indoor Stadium.
The Goa gold medal came in the men's 87-plus category when P anand defeated Navjeet of SSCB.
The bronze was shared by UP's Nanendra Jiri and Ravikeyan of Kerala.
In the other gold medal bout, A akash of Manipur conceded defeat to Kerala's Akbar S in the men's 54 kg final.
Sunilkumar of Haryana and Prince Kumar of Nagaland secured the bronze.
Inaugural programme of the championship was held with Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam and MLA T Mangibabu as the chief guest and president respectively while Agriculture Minister Md Abdul Nasir and MLA Th Devendro Singh were the guests of honour.
District level trial meet: A district level inter school trial in gymnastics, aquatics, water polo, table tennis, basketball, thang-ta, football, wrestling, athle- tics, volleyball, boxing and handball (boys and girls) would be held from October 3 at Khuman Lampak Sports Complex, informed District Youth Affairs & Sports Office, Imphal East.
Interested players are informed to submit entry forms within September 30 .