Manipur corner 3 medals at 2nd Khelo India Youth Games
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 12 2019:
Manipur fetch one gold, one silver and one bronze today in the ongoing 2nd Khelo India Youth Games Football Championship being held in Pune, Maharashtra.
S Nirupama collected a gold medal in the U-21 years 64 kg category with a total lift of 196 kg (84 kg in snatch and 112 in clean and jerk) while K Roshilata (86 kg in snatch and 100 in clean and jerk) of the same age group and weight category finished with a bronze medal.
The weightlfiting team are being led by T Bobo and E Sushila Devi as coaches and Anil Singh and L Buren Singh as managers.
In the Judo event, L Rubina added one silver medal in Manipur's tally finishing second in the U-21 girls 57 kg category final bout.
Manipur is in the 11th place in the tally at the end of Day 4 with 5 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze medals.