Sub-Jr and Jr Diving Nationals : SSCB emerge team champions, L Dexson wins Manipur's lone medal
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 23 2023:
SSCB (Services) were crowned team champions of the 36th Sub-Junior and 49th Junior National Aquatics Championship (Diving) held from July 18 to 22 at Chennai.
Manipur's Laishram Dexson won a bronze medal at this championship finishing third in the High Board competition for Group I boys by securing 297.50 points.
Manipur's Indiver Sairem who represents SSCB bagged two gold medals in this championship and Yumnam Premson bagged a gold and a silver to help SSCB finish on top of the tally.
Indiver secured 348.20 pts in high board competition for Group I boys and 415.20 pts in the 3 mr springboard event to win two gold medals.
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Meanwhile, Premson bagged the gold medal in the 1 meter springboard event for Group I boys with 358.60 pts and a silver in the high board event with 346.10 pts.
SSCB secured 35 points in Group I competitions and 27 points in Group II competitions to finish as team champions.
Notably, SSCB is led by Manipur's M Kunjakishor and Ch Puskar Meitei as chief coach and assistant coach.