State junior fencers bring laurels
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 24 2015:
Manipur junior fencing team returned with 4 gold and 6 bronze medals from the 22nd Junior National Fencing Championship held at Gwalior from March 20 to 23 .
According to State Fencing Association, in the team event for men, the foil and epee teams begged gold medals while the sabre team settled with bronze medal.
Women's section sabre team won the gold and epee team ended second best.
In individual epee, Kh Meeteingamba Meitei won the Men's individual foil gold while H Horojit settled for bronze.
K Brandal also won bronze in women section.
Th Echal Devi and Ok Sanatombi Devi also won bronze in women's individual sabre and epee event added the released.
On the other side, Manipur Sub-junior and Cadet fencers had left Manipur to participate in the 25th Sub-junior and 11th Cadet National Fencing Championship to be held at Bhilai from March 27 � 30 .
According to W Ranjit, Secretary Manipur Fencing Association (MFA) said S Rahul Singh; A Allen Meitei; K Deny Singh; I Probitro Singh while N Mona Devi; Khusboorani L Bidyalaxmi and G Priyanlaxmi Devi will take part in men's and women's foil event.
In the sabre team H Chingkeihunba; S Chingkheinganba; O Bonny Singh and Bidyachandra Th will be in men's section, at the same time S Sophiya Devi; K Jikala Devi; N Nisha and Y Nungshithoi Devi forms the women's team.
S Chingkheinganbi Chanu; L Mangalsana; K Nomita Devi and I Prosia Devi will made up the women's epee team and N Tennison; N Bijen Singh; T Hitler and Th Satish Singh will compete in men's epee category.
W Ibomcha Singh and Kh Sonia Devi will be the Coach and RK Sanatombi will accompany the team as manager.
The Cadet palyers are OK bedyananda Singh; S Langam; S Rahul in foil boys while O Japani; Kh Benu and N Mona Devi are in women's foil team.
In sabre N Inunganba; N Arunkumar Sigh; H Chingkheihunba formed the boys.
S hiron Devi; Th Pushpa Devi and Kh Kalambia will compete in girls sabre competition.
In boys epee Lupanee Maibam; Phenton and N Tennison Singh will took part and H Linthoi Devi; S Kiranbala Devi and S Chingkheinganbi Devi will represent Manipur in girls epee event.