Manipur finish 1st runners up at 10th National Jeet Kune-Do Championship
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 15 2024:
Manipur settled for 1st runners up title in the 10th Sub-Junior, Junior, Senior National Jeet Kune-Do Championship that concluded yesterday at Shillong with as many as 22 gold, 8 silver and 1 bronze medals.
In the championship that was held from December 12 at Indoor Stadium in Mawdianding, Shillong.
Boycha Lourembam (-10 yrs boys forms), Chinglemba Laishram (-10 yrs boys, -32 kg light contact), Bubusana Nongthombam (-12 yr, -32 kg light contact), Th Victor (-12 yrs, 36 kg light contact), Leishangthem Lanchenba (-12 yrs, -38 kg light contact), Wairokpam Dhanaraj (-12 yrs, +38 kg light contact), Thiyam Punshiba (-14 yrs, +50 kg light contact), S Phalguni (-14 yrs, -47 kg light contact), Reobash Moirangthem (-17 yrs, -49 kg forms), Y Rohit (-17 yrs, -52 kg light contact), Piter Tongbram (-17 yrs, -55 kg light contact), E Herachandra (-19 yrs, -60 kg light contact), Tomcruise Laishram (-19 yrs, -75 kg light contact), Chungkham Ningthem (+19 yrs, -50 kg light contact), S Kenedy (+19 yrs, -55 kg light contact), L Dinesh (+19 yrs, -60 kg light contact), Ningthoujam Yaiphaba (-14 yrs, full contact), Elangbam Rishikanta (-14 yrs, -43 kg full contact), Ch Mangalsana (-18 yrs, -69 kg full contact), Sorenshangbam Rohit (19 yrs, -51 kg full contact), Subani Makak (U-17 girls, -46 kg light contact), and Moirangthem Linthoi Chanu (+19 years, -45 kg light contact) won gold medals for Manipur.
Boycha Lourembam (-10 yrs, -22 kg light contact), Sinngamba Thiyam (-10 yrs, -24 kg both light contact and forms), Raj Kumar Lanchenba (-12 yrs, -30 kg light contact), Reobash Moirangthem (-17 yrs, -49 kg light contact), Okram Jiban (+19 yrs, -75 kg light contact), Khumukcham Manimatum (-14 yrs, -47 kg full contact), Nafisha Shahani (U-19 girls -43 kg light contact) meanwhile won silver medals in this competition as Chinglemba Laishram (-10 yrs boys, -32 kg forms) won the only bronze medal.
The team were led by Chungkham Ningthem and Moirangthem Linthoi Chanu as coaches for the men and women's squads besides coach Th Ranjit and technical official Md Mujibur Rahman.