Sr National Sepak Takraw : State women's team cruise to regu title
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 07 2019:
Manipur women sepak takraw team proved their superiority in the game as they clinched the regu title at the 29th Senior National Sepak Takraw Championship 2019 which was held in Jodhpur Rajasthan from January 2 to 6 under the aegis of Sepak Takraw Federation of India while the men's team had to contend with the runners up title.
It may be recalled that State's women team were crowned team champions and the men's team had the same fate as it happened in the regu event yesterday.
The women's regu team which consist of O Jamy, E Shilpa, E Binalata, E Ronita and E Priya secured a dominating 21-6, 21-11 win against Telangana in the final to claim the title.
The State led by N Guneshor as manager and L Somorendro as coach reached the final beating Nagaland 21-13, 21-14 in the semi-final.
SSB, India which claimed the men's team title proved to be the finest as State men's team went down 13-21, 18-21 to finish runners up though they had a convincing 21-15, 21-15 win against Andhra Pradesh in the semi-final.