Manipur grab 9 medals at 30th East Zone Junior Athletic Championship
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 16 2018:
Manipur's campaign at the 30th East Zone Junior Athletic Championship 2018 held in Bihar from September 15 till today ended with a haul of 9 medals including 2 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals.
Manipur's Ch Naocha fetched a gold medal in the 3000 m walk for U-16 girls with a record time of 19:10.31 seconds while Kh Priyanka clocked 19:11.53 seconds to finish second.
The second gold medal was claimed by W William who recorded 51:02.31 seconds in the U-18 boys 10,000 m walk while Md Hifiur Ranman took 51:08.16 seconds to win the silver.
Y Amarjit won a silver in the 100 m race for U-16 boys competition before N Chaoba clinched another silver in the 1500 m race for U-20 girls.
Hijam Zenit won the first bronze medal for the State with a jump of 5.67 m in the U-14 boys longjump event while Warish claimed another bronze in the U-16 boys 100 m hurdles events with a time of 14.90 sec before Nimaichand took 58:21.36 seconds in the 10,000 m walk for bronze medal.