37th National Junior Kho Kho C'ship : Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kolhapur and Karnataka enter boy's semis
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, March 29 2018:
Semi-final draws of the ongoing 37th National Junior Kho-Kho Championship organised by Manipur Amateur Kho-Kho Association under the auspices of Kho-Kho Federation of India at Basu Ground, Khangabok have been completed today.
Maharashtra will take on Tamil Nadu in the first semifinal for junior boys while Kolhapur will meet Karnataka in the second semi-final match tomorrow.
Maharashtra will face Delhi in the first semifinal match of junior girls competition while Gujarat will play Karnataka for a place in the final.
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In the first quarter final match of the tournament, Maharashtra overshadowed Assam with a 15-4 margin to cruise into quarter final while Tamil Nadu got better of Andhra Pradesh 21-12 in another match to book a place in the last 4 stage.
The third quarter final match saw Karnatka edge out Gujarat by 16-14 points while hosts Manipur had a depressing end conceding by 16-35 points in the hands of Kolhapur in the last quarter final match.
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Karnatak sealed the semi final spot beating Odisha by 9-6 points while Gujarat edged out Tamil Nadu 7-6 in the next quarter final match.
Maharashtra registered semifinal spots after overcoming Uttar Pradesh with a 12-6 win while Delhi outclassed West Bengal by 16-13 points.
Hosts Manipur suffered 12-7 loss to Gujarat in a pre-quarter final match earlier.