Khelo India Boxing: State girls strike five gold medals, 2 silver
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 22 2022:
Manipur wrapped up their campaign with hve gold and two silver medals in the Khelo India East Zone Junior Girls Boxing Championship 2022 on Thursday at Guwahati, Assam.
Elangbam Thoicha Devi, Easter Baite, Thokchom Supriya Devi, Tenshubam Sandhyarani and Kimchong Karong Kom all triumphed in their respective gold-medal bouts while Sabman Sur-mala Chanu and Puyalaxmi Khundrakpam settled for silver medals.
Elangbam Thoicha (46kg) outpunched Assam's Elajyoti Pegu 5-2, Easter Baite (50kg) defeated Assam's Bharti Kumari 6-3, Thokchom Supriya (54kg) claimed a 3-1 win against Arunachal Pradesh's Tarh Paya, Tenshubam Sandhyarani (60kg) beat fellow state girl Puyalaxmi Khundrakpam 7-6, and Kimchong Karong Kom (63kg) dominated Assam's Kankona Saikia 7-1 in their respective final matches.
On the other hand, Sabman Surmala Chanu lost out in her gold-medal bout against Assam's Rimpi Pegu, who won by an 11-5 verdict.