State paddlers win medals at national meet
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 19 2023:
State paddlers Naocha Yumnam and Th Roshan Singh won a silver medal in the SS-2 competition at the 1st National Sea-Kayak and Stand-up Paddling Championship 2023 held in Thoothukudi (Tuticorin), Tamil Nadu.
In a release, All Manipur Canoeing & Kayaking Association (AMCKA) informed that the state team also bagged three silver and six bronze medals at the National Canoe Sprint Senior Men & Women Championship 2023, a qualifying round for 37th National Games held in Teh-ri Dam, Uttarakhand from September 14 to 17 .
O Arun Singh won two silver medals in KI 1000 m & 500 m race; K Sarju Devi/S Sanatombi a silver medal in C2 1000 m & two bronze medals in C2 200 m & C2 500 m; L Roshan Singh bronze medal in K1 5000 m; K Sarju bronze medal in Cl 1000 m; K Shampit, Priyobata Akhom, H Abungo, L Sanjesh won a bronze medal in K4 500 m; and A Nicholas and L Sanjesh bagged a bronze medal in K2 200 m, it added.