IMPHAL, Mar 30: N Seitamjit gets the opening gold for Pole Star in the 30th Armwrestling Championship 2012 which got underway at Ima Imoinu Community Hall, Khongang pheidekpi, Imphal.
Seitamjit Singh beat N Bikram Singh of SBC for gold and silver in the Junior boys 50kg category while N Chandrakumar of Friends Union Club collect the bronze medals.
In the Junior Girls 45kg, A Premila defeated Bidyaluxmi Devi of MYASA for the gold and silver medals. Tejluxmi Devi of Pole Star team had to content with the bronze medals.
Manipur Armwrestling Association chief patron O Joy Singh along with N Imo Singh; president of Friends Union Club, Khongnang Pheidekpi graced the opening function. Eighty six armwrestlers are participating in the meet which is being organised by the Manipur Armswrestling Association along with Friends’ Union Club.