Inter District Badminton Championships begin
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 05 2014:
The 33rd Inter District and 59th State Badminton Championships organized by Manipur Badminton Association kicked-off from today at the Indoor Stadium of Manipur Badminton Association situated within the campus of D.M.College here.
In the opening match, Thoubal district beat Imphal East by 3-0 sets in the Inter District Quarter Final Match.
L.Dinesh of Thoubal subdued H.Sunder of Imphal in the first single match while L.Anilkumar of Thoubal beat L.Ibungo of Imphal east district in the single's quarter final match today.
Meanwhile, the pair of L.Dinesh and Y.Ojit of Thoubal beat the duo of Sunder and Thomas of Imphal east in the double event.
Opening ceremony of the tournament was attended by M.Prithviraj, Parliamentary Secretary in charge of Sports and Tourism, Bijoy Koijam, president of Manipur Badminton Association and Y.Joykumar, IPS, retired DGP as chief guest, president and guest of honour respectively.