State girls finish second at Sub Junior National Fencing C'ship
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 13 2023:
The state girls finished overall runners-up in the 24th Sub-Junior National Fencing Championship 2023 at Kochi, Kerala on Friday.
In the girls' competition, Manipur bagged three silver and three bronze medals to secure the second place.
They claimed two more silver medals on the last day (Friday) of the championship courtesy of performances from women's foil and sabre teams.
The girls' foil team included Takhellambam Mangalleibi, Laishom Thoithoi, Maibam Geetarani and Huiningsubam Tonybia, while the sabre team comprised Pebam Babydaina, Priya Ningombam, Payal Ningombam and Maibam Florina.
The boys' team, meanwhile, collected one silver and three bronze medals over the course of the competition.
Earlier on Thursday, Takhellambam Mangaleibi won silver medal in the girls' foil individual event while Pebam Babydaina and Priya Ningombam bagged a bronze each in their respective events.
Also, the girls' epee team of Giruaribam Keniya, Naoroibam Piyanganbi, Yumnam Minerva and Nameirakpam Jotirika
took bronze medal.