Manipur players display their skills in Wushu Nationals

Chandigarh, May 28 (UNI) Manipur were to the fore by winning five gold medals in the 7th Indian Oil Junior National Wushu Championships being organised by the Chandigarh Wushu Association at the Sector 10 Rink Hall here on Monday.

P. Thoibi Devi and A. Samathoibi Chanu, both of Manipur, won gold medals in the daoshu and nandao for girls, respectively .

H. Omega Meitei (Nandao for boys)), Shyamkanta Singh (Jianshu for boys) and L. Jhaljit Singh (Taijijian for boys) were the other Manipur players who occupied the top positions in their respective categories.

Manu of Rajasthan gave outstanding performance to win gold medal in the Jianshu for girls and pushed favourite Kh. Bidyashwari Chanu of Manipur to the second spot.

L. Sanatombi Chanu of Assam displayed her skill and impressed the judges to be declared the first position holder in Taijijian for girls.

In Taolu (Daoshu) for boys, Prakash Singh of Uttar Pradesh captured gold. L. Ratan Singh of Manipur bagged silver medal.

Results: Daoshu (girls): 1 P. Thoibi Devi (Manipur), 2 Anjali Koshtha (M.P.), 3 Zeenath Sultana (A.P.).

Nandao (girls): 1 A. Samathoibi Chanu (Manipur), 2 K. Sathya (Tamil Nadu), 3 R. Malathi (Tamil Nadu).

Jianshu (girls): 1 Manu (Rajasthan), 2 Kh. Bidyashwari Chanu (Manipur), 3 Renu Rawat (W. Bengal).

Taijijian (girls): 1 L. Sanatombi Chanu (Assam), 2 Rita (Delhi), 3 N. Sanjita ( Assam).Taolu (boys): Daoshu: 1 Prakash Singh (U.P.), 2 L. Ratan Singh (Manipur), 3 Anjul Namdev (M.P.).

Nandao (boys): 1 H. Omega Meitei (Manipur), 2 I. Romen Singh (Bihar), 3 Zeeshan (A.P.).

Jianshu (boys): 1 Shyamkanta Singh (Manipur), 2 Suraj Singh (U.P.), 3 Th. Santa Singh (Sikkim).

Taijijian (boys): 1 L. Jhaljit Singh (Manipur), 2 M. Gyandesh Singh (Jharkhand), 3 Y. Johnson Singh ( Bihar).

Sanshou (girls): Below 45 kg: Khomsana Devi (Nagaland) bt Moupriya (Assam), Bahrgava (A.P.) bt Sonika (Haryana), Poorva (M.P.) bt Hardeep Kaur (Chandigarh A), Bijisha CG (Lakshdweep) bt T. Shering Doam (Sikkim), Seema (W. Bengal) bt Vinitha S. (Kerala).

Below 48 kg: P.C. Lalhmunfeli (Mizoram) bt Bornali ( Assam), Sarju Devi (Arunachal Pradesh) bt Nisha (Haryana).

Below 52 kg: Sarju (Nagaland) bt Ajanta Gogai (Arunachal Pradesh), Rupa Kumari Paswan (Jharkhand) bt Namrata Hardas (M.P.), TC Lalremkurti (Mizoram) bt Manju (Haryana).

Below 56 kg: Amita (Nagaland) bt K. Ramya (Tamil Nadu), Preeti Raj Mastri ( M.P.) bt Ritu Singh (U.P.), Mamta (Delhi) bt Divya (Chandigarh A), Sonia (Rajasthan) bt Novpreet Kaur (Punjab), P.C.

Lalbiaknii (Mizoram) bt Anjana (Uttrakhand), Naocha Devi (Manipur) bt Savita (Haryana), W. Jamuna Devi (Bihar) bt Runumai Rabha (Assam).

Below 60 kg: Janghameilu (Nagaland) bt Shalini Verma (Chandigarh A), C. Lalhmingmawii (Mizoram) bt P. Manoja (Andhra Pradesh), Varsha ( H.P.) bt Jyoti Meena (Rajasthan), Krishika (U.P.) bt Jyoti Kumari (Jharkhand).

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