21st Sub-Jr Sepak Takraw : State boys cruise to doubles and regu event titles
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 10 2018:
State boys emerged champions in the doubles and regu events of the 21st Sub-junior National Sepak Takraw Championship 2018 held at Bhubhaneswar, Odisha from June 5 under of the aegis of Sepak Takraw Federation of India.
State girls were also able to bag runners up title in the regu event.
Manipur beat Odisha by 21-16, 21-10 points in the final match to win the ultimate prize of the doubles event.
In the league rounds, Manipur doubles team beat Chandigarh and Rajasthan before reaching final.
Manipur beat Chandigarh 21-4, 21-10 while they overcame Rajasthan 21-15, 21-8 .
Manipur beat Goa 21-6, 21-6 to cruise into semifinals while they got better of Bihar by 21-11, 21-8 and booked the final berth.
Manipur boys also claimed the regu title after beating Tamil Nadu 21-17, 20-22, 21-13 points in the final while State girls team were able to finish runners up in the regu event.
The girls team went down 17-21, 18-21 in the hands of Odisha to finish runners up.
Earlier, Manipur girls team edged out Nagaland 18-21, 21-19, 21-17 in the semifinal to seal final berth.