Manipur runners up at NE badminton team c'ship
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 18 2023:
Both the Manipur senior men's and women's teams had to be satisfied with runners up titles at the Yonex-Sunrise North East Zone Inter State Badminton Championship being held at Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh.
Both the men's team and women's team were defeated by Assam in the finals played on Thursday, and the latter's teams were crowned team champions.
On the other hand, Manipur's doubles pair of M Somibala and Naorem Purnima entered the final of the senior women's double event at the championship by defeating their opponent pair of host Arunachal Pradesh 26-24, 21-16 .
Similarly, in junior girl's doubles event, Manipur's Konsam Gunjan Devi and Sananu beat Nagaland's doubles pair 21-14, 21-16 to enter the final.