MU announces teams for All India Inter University Taekwondo Championships

    17-Feb-2022
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By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Feb 16 : The Department of Sports, Manipur University has announced names of players who will be representing Manipur University in the All India Inter University Taekwondo Championship for men to be held at University of Kerala from March 21-24 and for women to be held at Kurukshetra University, Haryana from March 28 to 31.
The players in the MU women's team as listed in an office order issued by the Assistant Director of Sports, MU along with their respective disciplines are as follows.
Kyorugi : Th Sophiya (U-46 kg) of K Pemton College, AK Devika (U-49 kg) of Biramangol College, U Gunapati (U-53 kg) of N Birahari College, E Sanathoi of Pole Star College (U-57 kg), Priyanka Leitanthem (U-62 kg) of Modern College, M Tolika Devi (U-67 kg) of Biramangol College and N Helena (U-73 kg) of NG College.
Poomsae individual : Kh Yaiphabi of Biramangol College.
Poomsae group : K Riamei of SPJ Memorial College, N Elizabeth of N Birahari College and Binita Laishram of MB College
Poomsae Mix : K Riamei of SPJ Memorial College and I Rohit Singh of K Pemton College.
Meanwhile men's Kyorugi team include S Rohit (U-54 kg) of Biramangol College, Th Jack (U-58 kg) of MB College, L Yaiphaba (U-63 kg) of Kakching Khunou College, RK Dhanajit (U-68 kg) of Nambol LS College, N Welson (U-74 kg) of Kumbi College, S Tomthingnanba (U-80 kg) of Mayai Lambi College and T Tondonsana (U-87 kg) of N Birahari College.
Nongdaren Khaba of Mayai Lambi College will be representing MU in the individual poomsae event while S Bekham of Mangolnganbi College, T Tyson of Thambal Marik College and Vivek Ph of Imphal College are in the men's team for poomsae group event.
In a separate office order, the Assistant Director of Sports, Manipur University also named players for All India Inter University Weight Lifting (M) and Best Physique (M) competitions to be held at Chandigarh University, Mohali.
The player named for physique competition to be held from March 8 to 10 is Nivarshan Mainam of Thoubal College while the weightlifters named for the weightlifting competition to be held from March 8 to 12 are S Naresh of Biramangol College (61 kg), O Sayananda of Kamakhya Pemton College (73 kg), T Rohit of Kamakhya Pemton College (81 kg) and Bikash Kongjengbam of Kamakhya Pemton College (89 kg).
The players named in the said teams were also instructed to report to the office of the Assistant Director of Sports, MU at Dr Kamal Indoor Hall of the University on February 21 at 11 am for further coaching, the orders read.