5th NE Media Sports Fest: AMWJU team champion in Badminton, TT
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, November 28 2013:
The team of All Manipur Working Journalists' Union (AMWJU) has emerged not only champion in Badminton and Table Tennis events of the 5th North East Media Sports Festival, 2013 being organised by Assam Sports Journalists' Association at Nehru Stadium complex, Guwahati but also leading the medal tally ahead of other participating media team from other parts of the region.
In the final of Badminton men's individual events played at Kanaklata Indoor Stadium located with Nehru Stadium Complex, Guwahati today, two AMWJU team members namely N.Bikramjit (Manaba) and I.Ibobi (Sangai Express) had a face off during which Bikramjit defeated Ibobi 2-0 straight set.
Thus, Bikramjit won the Championship title in the men's individual event of Badminton, while Ibobi had to content with the Runners-up trophy.
Ahead of the final face off between two AMWJU team members, N.Bikramjit defeated Hilul Gogoi(Janmabhumi Group, Assam) in the straight set of 2-0 in the semi final semi to enter the final.
Ibobi also entered the final after defeating Binoy kalita(DY 365) in the semi-final by 2-0 straight set.
In the Badminton Team Event, the defending AMWJU team of N.Bikramjit, N.Phillips and I.Ibobi humbled the team of Assam's Janmabhumi Team by 2-0 straight set to clinch the Championship title.
The Table Tennis events which were played in the Abita Centenary Indoor Stadium, AMWJU team member and last year's winner S Sonia (Poknapham), who entered the final in women's single after defeating Akansha Caliha of Telegraph by 11-3 points, has once again retain her title by defeating Smriti Rekha of NE TV in the final by 2-0 straight set.
This is the third consecutive time that Sonia has won the the championship title in Table Tennis in the Women's Individual event.
In the Men's Event of the discipline, I.Ibobi (Sangai Express) clinched the championship title by defeating Vikash of G-Plus, Guwahati by 21-15 points.
Michael Yumlembam (Sangai Express) and Richard Ranjan(ISTV), however, could advance only upto the Semi Final Round of the event.
In the Team Event of Table Tennis, the AMWJU team comprising I.Ibobi, Michael Yumlembam(Sangai Express) and Richard Ranjan(ISTV) again sprung back to clinch the championship title by defeating the Team of Programme Production Centre, DDK Guwahati in 2-0 straight set.
As part of the competition in Outdoor Games, 7 A-side Fooball Tournament has begun from today at the SAI Stadium, Guwahati.
The football team of AMWJU would start their play from tomorrow.