17th Governor's Taekwondo Cup underway ; UTA lead with five gold on Day 1
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 27 2023:
Union Taekwondo Academy (UTA) topped the medal tally of the 17th Governor's Taekwondo Cup which began today at the Indoor Stadium of Khuman Lampak by accumulating five gold medals on the opening day of the championships .
UTA also won one silver and four bronze medals.
Altogether 566 players of 20 Taekwondo units are taking part in the championships held under the guidance of All Manipur Taekwondo Association (AMTA).
The participating players include 356 girls and 210 boys.
The opening ceremony was attended by RD & PR Minister Y Khemchand who is also a vice president of AMTA and Wangkhei Constituency MLA Thangjam Arunkumar.
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All the participating players were taken oath by international players Nongdren Khaba and Sapam Nancy.
On the opening day, UTA collected five gold medals and it is followed by Pakhangba Taekwondo Academy (PTA) which won three gold medals.
The gold medallists for UTA were Yurembam Nongpoknganba in sub junior boys (50+ kg event), Usham Herojit, in senior boys (87+ kg event), Velina Takhellambam in sub junior girls (under 41 kg event), Lanchenbi Abujam in sub junior girls (47+ kg) and Khwairakpam Grabita in senior girls (73+ kg event) .
The gold medallists for PTA, on ther hand, were Mangal Thounaojam in sub junior boys U-16 kg event, Khulem Danel Singh in sub junior boys U-18 kg event and Mangal Leima Moirangthem in sub juniors U-14 kg event.