State boys enter regu final, girls reach semis
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 08 2022:
Manipur progressed to the final of the boys' regu event while the girls booked a quarterfinal berth in the 26th Junior National Sepaktakraw Championship 2022 at Patna, Bihar on Thursday.
The state boys beat Bihar in straight sets (21-18, 21-10) in their semifinal encounter for their place in the regu event final.
Manipur were peerless all through their semifinal match.
They wrapped up their group stage campaign unbeaten, defeating Madhya Pradesh 2-0 in their first match, followed by the same margin wins against Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Karanataka and Kerala before they replicated their dominant form against Tamil Nadu in the quarterfinal and Bihar in the semifinal.
Manipur will face Delhi in the final of the boys' regu event.
On the other hand, the girls' team advanced to the semifinals after their comfortable 21-14, 21-16 triumph against Assam on the same day.
Earlier on Wednesday, they beat Jharkhand and Kerala en route to the quarterfinals.