Governor's Cup: IE fencers consolidate top position
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, December 05 2022:
Imphal East clinched 15 medals including six gold to consolidate their top position in the medal table on the fourth day of the 18th Governor's Cup State Level Fencing Championship on Monday.
In the individual competition, H Anapriya got the better of Ph Baby of Imphal West to win the senior women's sabre event where fellow fencers (Imphal East) Th Babysana and Murga Laxmi shared the third place.
K Abhinash was another Imphal East fencer to bag gold medal after he triumphed over Y Yaiphaba of Senapati in their final match in the junior boys' foil event.
S Hemash (Imphal East) and Kh Rajiv (Ukhrul) both took bronze medals.
Imphal East made the most of the day in team's competition where the senior women's epee and sabre teams won their respective events while two other gold medals came courtesy of junior boys' foil and sabre teams.
On the other hand, Daiyarani N (sr women's foil), S Chingkheinganbi (sr women's epee), K Chandrika (sr women's epee) and Sh Zenith (jr boys' epee) added a bronze medal each for Imphal East.
They also bagged two silver medals through W Thoibi (senior women's foil) and Bishesh P (junior boys' epee).
The day also saw M Stella (sr women's epee) and L Khus-boorani (sr women's foil) earn gold medals for Imphal West while Senapati's K Kane won the junior boys' epee event.