Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 19:
Maintaining superlative performances at the ongoing First Cadet and Sixth Sub-Junior National Fencing Championships Manipur fencers are closing in to claim the overall team champions� title.
With three gold, equal number of silver and two bronze medals already in the State kitty, six more yellow metals were added on the third day of the competition today at Chennai Multi-Purpose Stadium.
Cadet boys and girls led the State's gold rush collecting four individual event titles as two others came from team events.
While M Loidang fetched cadet girls epee individual gold, foil individual final witnessed sisters - W Roji and W Rani - locked in intense duel for the top honour which ultimately went to the former.
W Roji also shared the bronze medal with Th Daina in sabre individual.
Cadet boys Th Rajeshwor and W Bichu further bulged the State tally winning gold medals in individual epee and sabre finals respectively.
The two team gold came in boys and girl foil events as another boy�s quartet had to settle for silver in the sabre event.