Manipur finish runners up in team event
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 04 2019:
State men's team went down 0-2 to SSB in regu event to finish runners up at the 29th Senior National Sepak Takraw Championship 2019 being held in Jodhpur Rajasthan under the aegis of Sepak Takraw Federation of India.
Manipur lost the first regu 20-23, 21-7 and conceded the second regu 21-19, 18-21, 21-16 after a brief return to claim the second place today.
Manipur women's team will meet SSB in the final.
Manipur notched up a 2-0 win over Nagaland in the semi-final today to set up final clash with SSB which reached the final beating Odisha 2-0 in the semi-final.
Elsewhere in the men's regu event, Manipur defeated Madhya Pradesh 21-8, 21-11 before defeating Gujarat 21-5, 21-7 .
Manipur also defeated Maharashtra 21-11, 21-12 convincingly.