Table tennis player Jupi Borthakur. Picture by Biju Boro

Guwahati, Dec. 4: The Assam Olympic Association (AOA) today announced a 197-member contingent for the 32nd National Games, beginning in Hyderabad on December 13.

Junior national badminton runner-up Bahniman Bora will lead the team of shuttlers, while state women’s table tennis champion Jupi Borthakur and state men’s champion Mukul Boro will spearhead the campaign for medals in their discipline.

Former Asian Games discus thrower Tayabun Nisha has been appointed the chef-de-mission. She will be assisted by Anup Choudhary in Hyderabad and Bhumidhar Barman in Vishakapatnam.

The state will compete in athletics, archery, badminton, beach volleyball, boxing, fencing, football (women’s only), gymnastics, rowing, sepak takraw, swimming, table tennis and weightlifting.

Swimming ace Elvis Ali Hazarika was not named in the contingent because he refused to represent Assam. The contingent is likely to leave for Hyderabad in two batches, on December 8 and 9.

TEAMS: Athletics: (men) Mongsafru

Mog Choudhury, S K Nisar Alam, Hemanta Kalita, Diganta Baruah; (women) Monalisha Baruah, F. Begum, Binita Sonowal, Pramila Borah.

Archery: (men) Diganta Borah, Dipul Boro, Binod Singh, Lachit Basumtary; (women) Anima Basumatary, Pallabi Das, Jaysree Gogoi and Arupa Gogoi.

Badminton: (men) Bahniman Bora, Pallav Deka, Ajanta Choudhury, Amitav Goswami, Kobir Bora, Abhijit Dutta, J. Hatibaruah, Anirban Chetia; (women) Oli Deka, Abida Amin, Bibary Basumatary, Abantika Deka, Rimi Hazarika.

Beach volleyball: (men) B. Basumatary, R. Rabha; (women) N. Deka, Madhumita.

Boxing: (men) Deb Kumar Roy, S.K. Thapa, Tafiqur Rahman, Mohen Singh, R.S. Gajaraj, Chanakya Gogoi, K. Nitya Singh, Surender Singh, G.S. Chouhan, Lakhvinder Singh, Raj Kumar; (women) Kalpana Choudhury, Monika Saikia, Payal Subba, Jennifer Daniel, Pranamika Borah, Kaushalya Orang, Okwali Manhain, Pratibha Kachari, Monimala Hazarika.

Fencing: (men) S. Ranjit Singh, S. Lalit Kumar Singh, Sanju Kayastha, Debajit Bora, Tinku Kayastha, Jitumoni Boro, S. Boparo Singh, L. Debajit Meetei, Manash Pratim Borthakur, K. Opelen Singh; (women) K. Laxmi Devi, N. Sushila Devi, K. Lenda Devi, Nandita Rava, Kalyani Basumatary, Basanti Basumatary, Kusum Rabha, Anupama Boro, Suravi Saikia.

Football: (women) Snehalata Baglari, Dharanguli Boro, Manu Chowdang Gogoi, Krishna Gogoi, Dipti Hazarika, July Topno, Jyotsna Dey, Baby Buragohain, Kanchi Narzary, Hemamalini Phukan, Pratima Gogoi, Rajani Lathra, Golapi Khakhlary, Kunti Digal, Anjana Pegu, Nitumoni Saikia, Ruma Munda, Gita Rumani.

Gymnastics: (men) Sarupa Nanda Das, Manash Pratim Das;(women) Monika Borgohain, Alisha Khan.

Rowing: (men) Dipak Teran, Apurba Malakar, Bhaben Saikia, Jayanta Borah, Mohan Deka, Rupankar Saikia; (women) Hrasmita Rabha, Soma Barua, Manolova Mahanta, Dipali Das, Papari Bora, Kusum Kalita.

Sepak takraw: (men) K. Ranjen Singha, L. Ranjen Singha, H. Ton Singha, L. Kulajit Singha, Y. Bishanath Singha, E. Santik Singha, N. Bomacha Singha, Bikramjit Singha, Amit Kr Singha, Y. Bipul Singha, Amarjit Singha, U. Bijan Singha, L. Deep Singha, Ganesh Boro, K. Priyobib; (women) N.G. Bidhumukhi Singha, Padmini Singha, L.T. Singha, Richa Mishra, L. Haripiyri Devi, L.T. Chanu, N.G. Bebita Singh, W. Romina Singh, Dhumna Rongmai, M. Ajanta Devi, Mausomi Saikia, Nabadita Manda, Sangita Rabha, Geeta Upadhaya, K. M. Singha.

Swimming: (men) Rajib Bora, Chandan Baruah, Manjyoti Rabha, Arindam Gogoi; (women) Lisa Mahanta, Bhargavi Gogoi, Fariha Zaman, Sumi Buragohain, Merline Gogoi.

Table tennis: (men) Mukul Boro, Kishalay Basak; (women) Jupi Borthakur, Sanjukta Gogoi, Madhumita Gogoi, M. Bhuyan, Papori Bora.

Weightlifting: (men) Khalil Ali; (women) Suparna Sutradhar, Pushpa Borgohain, Minti Gogoi.

Chef-de-mission: Tayabun Nisha.