35th National Games : Women's power: Manipur clinch 2 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze medals
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Manipur Information Centre
Thiruvanathpuram, February 11 2015:
Manipur, on the 11th day of the 35th National Games 2015 today collected two gold, two Silver and four bronze medals in the events of Wushu, Judo, Fencing, and Canoeing and Kayaking.
All the medals were collected by women players and it showed the power of Manipuri women.
Yumlembam Sapana of Manipur scored 9.33 points and clich�d the Gold in the Women Chang Quan event of Wushu at Lakshmibai National College for Physical Education Stadium atKaryavattom here today.
Poorvi Soni of Madhya Pradesh earned 8.01 points and settled in Silver and Padamoni Narzary of Assam got 7.51 points and bagged the Bronze.
Likmabam Sushila Devi of Manipur bagged Gold from Judo under 48 kg women event.
In Cycling, Rajkumari Abe Devi of Manipur bagged one Silver in the 3m Individual Pursuit Women event.
Rajkumari Abe Devi covered distance at 4.23 minute and Anitha Subalithan T.P of Kerala who covered it in 4.22 minute got the gold.
In Fencing, Athokpam Devala Devi , Elangbam Gita Devi and R..KRebika Devi collected another Silver in the Women's Epee Team event.
Chabungbam Rameshwori Devi got a Bronze in 500m Time Trail Women event held at Lakshmibai National College for Physical Education Velodrome at Karyavattom here.
She covered the distance in 40.860 seconds.
Deborah Deborah of Andaman & Nicober with 37.680 seconds got the Gold and Kezia Varghese of Kerala with 37.984 seconds got the Silver.
In Canoeing and Kayaking held at Vembanad Lake at Alappuzha; Oinam Rakesh Singh of Manipur also finished the third in 500m Men's Single Canoe event and got the bronze medal.
Laishram Dasumati Devi, Oinam Yaiphabi, Khwairakpam Indira and Haobijam Sonika of Manipur settled in Bronze in 500m Women Four Canoe.
Kerala and Madhya Pradesh bagged the Gold and Silver respectively.
Oinam Rasheshwori Chanu bagged a Bronze in Judo under 52 kg Women event.
In the medal tally, Manipur ranked at the 7th position with Gold-15, Silver-13 and Bronze-17 .