IMPHAL, April 3: Defending champion UTA Keishamthong rules the mats to dominate the proceddings hauling up eight more gold medals in the 8th Governor State Taekwondo Cup Manipur 2012 played at Khuman Lampak Indoor Stadium.
The days UTA winners includes Y.Chandrakumar in sub junior boys U-38kg, M.Ronaldo in U-50kg, U.Herojit in senior boys U-87, Y.Naobi Devi in junior girls U-46kg, L.Bibi Devi in U-49kg, P.Linthoi Devi in sub junior girls U-16KG, Kh.Marshal in junior boys U-51kg and A.Akash in junior boyss U-55kg.
However making theirs presence felt in the competition includes Azmir Hossen of National Sports Academy, Imphal who fetch a gold in the sub junior boys U-29kg beating L.Kabichandra of SAI while CTA doubles K.Roshan and N.Bigyananda settles for the bronze medals.
The premier institute SAI RC also picked up three gold medals with Birjit beating James of Nambol in the senior boys U-54kg. Kh.Sanatombi Devi of SAI added another gold medal in the senior girls over 73kg.
CTI Sagolband`s L.Sanjoy beats Ng.Borish of SAI RC for the gold and silver medals while Nikki Thapa of NSA Imphal and Ng.Milan Singh of Keishamthong UTA settles for the bronze medals in the junior boys U-45kg. CTI push further with another gold as L.Gomti Chanu beat Sima of Naoriya while W.Bindarani of SAI RC and N.Bindarani Devi of NSA had to content with the bronze medals.