Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, February 02 2009:
State Player S Joychandra won gold medal and Y Ibempishak won bronze in individual events while other five players won bronze in team event in the recent 16th National Veterans Table Tennis Championship, which was held at Abhay Prasal Indoor Stadium, Madhya Pradesh.
Joychandra won the gold in the age groups of 40+ single category.
Ibempishak won bronze in the 60+ single category.
S Joychandra, N Biren, Th Dramendra, Ksh Manihar and K Basantakumar (Naobi) also won bronze medals in tegam event.
Altogether 28 players constituted by eight women and 20 men players participated the championship.
O Digendra led the state team as chief-de-mission while RK Deven and I Purnimashi participated as team manager and team coach respectively.
The Manipur team who had participated in the championship will arrive Imphal tomorrow.
Regarding their victory in the championship, the Manipur Veterans' TableTable Tennis Association (MVTTA) will be organising a reception programme at the Indoor Stadium, DM College Campus, Imphal on February 3 at 4.30 pm in the evening.
President, Manipur Olympic Association, MLA Bijoy Koijam will graced the reception programme as chief guest.
President MVTTA, O Digendra will preside the function.
The reception committee will receive the players at Tulihal Airport at 2.30 in the afternoon and will come to DM College campus for the formal function.