17th N Tombi State Equestrian Championships : Thokchom Jacob bags senior men's Tent Pegging Lance gold
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, January 31 2024:
Thokchom Jacob clinched the gold medal in the senior men's Tent Pegging Lance competition as the 17th Ningthoukhongjam Tombi State Equestrian Championships being underway at Pony Breeding Farm, Lamphel completed four days.
The day saw successful completion of Senior Men's Tent Pegging Lance, Senior Men's Show Jumping, Junior Show jumping and Senior Men's Tent Pegging Sword competitions.
In the senior men's Tent Pegging Lance competition, Thokchom Jacob of Imphal Riding Club sealed the gold medal as Nongthombam Premananda of Chingkheihunba Polo Club and Kh Rocky of KRYPHSA settled for the silver and bronze medals.
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Sinam Saolin Singh of Thangmeiband Youth Polo Club in the meantime claimed the senior men's Show Jumping gold finishing ahead of Thoudam Kaoba Chingkheihunba Polo club and Taorem Pradeep Kumar of Manipur Police Sports Club.
Pamheiba Thounaojam of Chingkheihunba Polo Club sealed the junior men's Show Jumping gold as Laishram Abhinash of Imphal Riding Club bagged the silver and Phijam Krishnakumar of Rupkumar Polo Club settled for the bronze medal.
Senior men's Tent Sword gold medal in the meantime went to Hourungbam Pritam of Chingkheihunba Polo Club as K Jogendra Singh of Chingkheihunba Polo club and M Devnath of Manipur Police Sports Club secured the silver and bronze medals.
The day also saw the commencement of the Arambai Target Throw competition, which was introduced in the National Games Imphal in 1999, with eighty riders joining the fray.
The final of the competition is scheduled tomorrow afternoon.
Manipur Equestrian Association, in a release, informed all competitors to report at the competition ground latest by 12.30 pm tomorrow.