23rd National Jr Wushu C'ship : Manipur win 8 medals in Sanda, swell tally to 35 medals
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 30 2024:
Manipur won as many as 8 medals in Sanda events today to take the tally to 35 medals in the ongoing 23rd Junior National Wushu Championship 2024 .
On the fifth day of the championship being hosted by Tamil Nadu under the aegis of the Wushu Association of India, State athletes bagged 2 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals.
In all, Manipur now have amassed 13 gold, 13 silver and 9 bronze medals in the Championship.
The athletes who shone in the Sanda events today and won gold medals were Jetish who competed in the boys 52 kg event and Thoithoiba who topped the 65 kg event.
Winning silver medals were Borish (48 kg), Hennary (75 kg), Silvia (56 kg) and Abenao (60 kg) as Prithibiraj (56 kg) and Arnolder Happy (70 kg) settled for the bronze medals.