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37th National Games : Manipur register one gold, one bronze in Pencak Silat as S Nirupama adds weightlifting silver
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 26 2023:
S Nirupama secured Manipur's second medal in the 37th National Games finishing second in the women's 64 kg weightlifting competition.
S Nirupama recorded highest 85 kg in snatch after failing to lift 87 kg in the third attempt and only 110 kg in clean and jerk to finish 5 kg behind Ditimani Sonowal of Assam and settle for the silver medal.
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Ditimani managed the highest 88 kg in snatch and 112 kg in clean and jerk to amass 200 kg for the gold medal.
Finishing third was Jasvir Kaur of Punjab who lifted 80 kg in snatch and 106 kg in clean and jerk. Yesterday, Phandom Ranibala Ranibala secured the 55 kg category gold medal with a massive lift of 196 kg (90 kg in snatch and 106 kg in clean and jerk) to open Manipur's medal account.
Manipur managed to add two medals in Pencak Silat.
The pair of Sinam Chingkhei and Sinam Jeevan notched up a gold medal in the men's doubles ganda event while Thokchom Benao Chanu and Thingbaijam Dayalakshmi sealed a bronze medal.
Chingkhei and Jeevan defeated Odisha to book a semi-final berth and beat Maharashtra to enter the final.
In the final, the State duo got the better of Tamil Nadu pair to seal Manipur' second gold medal in the Games.
Meanwhile, the women's pair secured a victory over the Delhi pair in the quarter final but suffered a semi-final defeat in the hand of Haryana pair to settle for the bronze medal.
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