District level boxing championship begins
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 26 2016 :
The 4th district level boxing sub-junior (boys and girls), senior (men and women) championship 2016 organised by Thoubal District Amateur Boxing Association began today at Wangbal multipurpose community hall.
In the boys C-10 (46-48 kg) category bout, L Juliet Singh of AUS-A beat Th Raspriyar Meitei of LSA and advanced to the next round.
The opening day also saw Kh Malemnganba of AUS-B advancing to the next round after beating K Rahul Singh of MBTC in the B-11 (48-50 kg) category.
Y Premchand of AUS-B defeated S Beighyachandra of KBA to enter the next round in the A-14 (54-57 kg) category.
In the girls D-4 (34-36 kg) category, H Jenika of KBA beat Kh Afsana of SECA-A while M Luxmi Devi of AUS-A beat Sh Puja Devi of SECY-B.In the girls B-7 (40-42 kg) category, Pushpa Sapam of MBTC beat Ph Latasana Chanu of SECY-A while N Kaipara Devi of AUS-A defeated L Lingjen of AUS-B.In the junior boys (60 kg) category, Md Tajuddin of KBA defeated Th Himalay Meitei while Y Amit Singh of AUS-B beat Y Dhamen Singh of LSA.
Earlier, the opening ceremony was attended by MLA Paonam Brojen Singh, MLA O Landhoni Devi, MLA K Sarat, Tentha ZP Member L Inaocha Singh, Pradhan nominee of Wangbal GP H Doren Singh, P Sama Devi, wife of MLA P Brojen, MABA secretary and IBF vice-president Khoibi Salam and president of THOUDABA N Kuber Singh.