9th Manipur Polo International begins ; India stun USA in opening match
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 22 2015:
The 9th Manipur Polo International, a part of the Manipur Sangai Tourism Festival, organised by Manipur Horse Riding and Polo Association began today at Mapal Kangjeibung, Imphal.
The opening function was graced by Manipur Governor V Shanmuganathan, Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker Th Lokeshwar Singh as chief guest and president respectively while Manipur Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Preshaw Shimray, Member of Parliament (LS) Thokchom Meinya, Member of Parliament (LS) Thangso Baite, Member of Parliament (RS) Haji Abdul Salam and Manipur Legislative Assembly member Y Surchandra Singh attended as guests of honour.
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In today's opening match, India edged past USA by a margin of 7 goals to six.
For India, P Ojit was the star player as he alone scored five goals - one each in the second and third chukker and three in the final chukker.
The other two winning goals for India came from M Jawan in the second chukker and S Bimol Singh in the fourth chukker.
On the other side, USA witnessed their first goal in the first chukker through Peter James Blake before he scored his second goal in the third chukker.
Jarad Thomas Sheldon hit a treble in the second, third and fourth chukker while Pedro A Lara contributed the 6th goal in the fourth chukker.
Tomorrow, India will clash with Thailand while USA will meet Australia.