Aerobic Gymnastics Nationals : Ariha, Thoithoilembi and Romesh shine as Manipur amass 6 medals
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, November 14 2026: Manipur's aerobic gymnasts delivered a stellar performance at the ongoing All Age Groups Aerobic Gymnastics National Championship 2026-27 in Jaipur, Rajasthan, amassing five gold and one silver medals through Day 4 of the competition.

Asian champion Ariha Pangambam anchored Manipur's senior campaign, featuring in all three podium finishes for the State in the senior division.

She clinched the senior women's individual gold medal with a dominant score of 18.100, finishing well ahead of Maharashtra's Mansi Deshmukh (16.750) and Shreya Londhe (16.550), who took silver and bronze, respectively.

Ariha then teamed up with Anjori Pangambam, Huirem Jesika, and Leishilembi Chabungbam to secure the senior group gold medal with a final score of 14.606.Maharashtra (14.100) settled for silver, while Gujarat (13.108) finished third to claim the bronze.

In the senior trio event, the team of Ariha, Anjori Pangambam, and Okram Umajit claimed the silver medal with a score of 16.289.They finished narrowly behind Maharashtra's trio of Arya, Smit Shah, and Ramdev, who bagged gold with 16.700, while West Bengal's Anikate, Anand, and Subrata (14.950) secured the bronze.

In the junior division, Rajkumari Thoithoilembi emerged as a double gold medalist for the State.

She topped the podium in the junior women's individual competition with a score of 17.650, beating Maharashtra's Riya Shilpa Naphade (16.450) and Karnataka's Poorvi Bopash Kumar (16.200), who settled for silver and bronze.

Romesh matched that feat in the junior men's individual category, winning gold with a top score of 18.550.He edged out Ruddrakash Khanna of Jammu and Kashmir (18.400) and Veer Shah of Gujarat (17.450), who finished second and third.

The two junior champions then joined forces to win the junior mixed pair gold medal with a commanding score of 16.900, leaving pairs from Jammu and Kashmir (13.350) and Maharashtra (13.150) in second and third places.

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