Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 04 2008:
Manipur bagged two gold and three bronze medals in tae-kwondo competition in the 54th National (Under-15 boys/girls) School Games meet being held at Goa.
L Joypriya defeated her rival in girls light heavyweight class for Manipur's first gold medal today as W Commando fetched the second yellow metal in the boys light heavyweight competition.
O Khuman Leima (fin), E Rejiya Lily (light) and Sh Jamesh (bantam) secured the bronze medals.
In football competition manipur boys team advanced to the quarter finals as Group B toppers having defeated Tamil Nadu 6-1, Chandigarh 2-0 and Karnataka 6-0 while it finished 2-2 against Maharashtra.
The girls team also stormed into the last eight round of the meet with a resounding 15-0 win over Andhra Pradesh.