Wednesday, May 30, 2007

SIKKIM WINS A SILVER IN WUSHU TOURNEY


Chandigarh: Manipur reaped it rich as the northeastern sports powerhouse lifted the routine trophy by amassing 95 points in the seventh Indian Oil Junior National Wushu Championship at the Sector 10 Skating Rink Hall here today.
Manipur boys and girls secured 16 gold and three silver medals to claim the trophy in routine competitions.
Uttar Pradesh with one gold, four silver and two bronze medals were awarded 19 points for the runners-up position. Bihar and Madhya Pradesh were tied for the third place with 13 points each.
In dual event, the Manipur trio of L Ratan Singh, Y Syamkant and H Omega Meitei emerged winners. Syam Babu, Sunny Dhanuk and Aditya Gautam of UP and Ch Boby Meitei, Th Santa Meitei of Sikkim emerged second and third, respectively.