MU calls up chess players for final trial
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 08 2023:
The Department of Sports, Manipur University has called up men and women's chess players to report to its Assistant Director of Sports for final selection on December 12 at 11 am.
The players who received call in the men's section are Naoremcha Yohenba of KPC who finished first in the recently concluded Inter College championship, second placed Yumnam Gobin of MU, third placed Ningthoujam Vasu of CIC, fourth placed Naorem Tokyo of MU, fifth placed N Jameson of Oriental College and sixth place Rishi ayam of Modern College.
Meanwhile, the women players who were called up following their performances in the recently concluded inter college championship are Puyam Lanchenbi of Waikhom Manipur Girls' College (WMGC), Sanasam Frency Devi of WMGC, Puyam Priyaluxmi of WMGC, Asem Arenika of WMGC and Haobijam Sarika of CIC.
Further Ningthoujam Jupiter of Moirang College and H Dayananda Singh of YK College were placed in the reserve list who will replace any absentee among the players who received call for final selection.
The selected players will represent Manipur University in the East Zone Inter University Men and Women's Chess Tournaments 2023-24 due to be held from January 3 to 6 and January 8 to 11 respectively at USTM, Meghalaya, said the Asst Director of Sports, MU in an office order.