36th Senior State Archery C'ship : Takhellambam Sen shines in Recurve events
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, September 30 2026: Takhellambam Sen of ARAC produced a stellar performance to make top podium finishes in the Individual Recurve and 70mx70m Recurve events in the 36th Senior State Archery Championship, 2026 organised by Manipur Archery Association at RCC ground, Khuman Lampak, Imphal.

Sen beat Leishangthem Yuhenba 6-4 in the Individual Recurve final to seal his first gold before amassing 669 points to go for the 70mx70m event gold medal.

AK Amarjit was third in the men's individual Recurve event as well as the 70mx70m event.

36th Senior State Archery C'ship : Takhellambam Sen shines in Recurve events

Leishangthem Yuhenba of SAI-RC was second in the 70mx70m event with 659 points as Amarjit made 657 points.

In the women's Individual Recurve competition final, ARAC's Konsam Prameshwori beat Wangkhem Malesori 6-0 to seal the gold as Yaikhombi Thongam of SAI-RC settled for the bronze medal.

Yumnam Sanambi Chanu of ESU on the other hand won the 70mx70m Recurve event gold amassing 633 points while W Malesori of BCAC shot 628 points and Thohrii Sanai of ARAC shot 609 points to settle for the second and third spots.

Jenifer Paonam, Maibam Thaja and Tanouhenbi Khundrakpam of BAA meanwhile claimed the Recurve team event gold beating ESU team of Y Sanamanbi, Y Bibirani and W Malasana 6-2 while SAI-RC team settled for the third place.

SAI-RC team comprising of Leishangthem Yuhenba, Keithellakpam Rohit and Laishram Viko, on the other hand, sealed the Recurve gold beating ARAC team of T Sen, AK Amarjit, Nameirakpam Subhaschandra and Sapam Robert in a closely fought final that went into the tie-breaker with the score locked at 4-4 .

FAC finished third in this competition.

SAI-RC's pair of Yaikhombi Thongam and Leishangthem Yuhenba was also able to seal the mixed team event gold beating BCAC's W Malesori and L Milan 5-3 in the final as BAA's Jenifer Paonam and Chingsubam Tennis settled for the bronze medal.