State women crowned champions of National Sepaktakraw Championship
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 25 2021:
Manipur made light work of Uttar Pradesh in the women's Regu final of the 11th Senior National Sepaktakraw Championship 2021 on Thursday at Lovely Professional University, Phagwara in Punjab.
The state women started strongly with a 21-6 first set performance against their opponents and they wrapped up the contest with another dominant 21-10 second set victory to get their hands on the championship trophy.
Earlier in the semifinal, Manipur beat SSB 21-16, 21-18 .
The state team had made a resounding start to their campaign beating AP 21-8, 21-7 .
They then defeated four teams (Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Telangana and Punjab) on their way to the quarterfinal where they got the better of Delhi and went on to win their semifinal and final matches.
Manipur men's team, meanwhile, claimed the third place after beating Nagaland 21-9, 21-16 .