Guwahati, Sept. 18: Manipur emerged champions in the 73rd men and 17th women Eastern India Weightlifting Championship that concluded here last evening. S.N. Singh and Kakali Biswas of West Bengal were named the best men and women lifters respectively.
Manipur won a rich haul of eight gold medals, five silver ones and a single bronze medal. West Bengal came next, with three golds, one silver and five bronze. Hosts Assam finished in third place with two gold and four silver medals, which could have been three golds had Archana Boro not lost to Manipur’s L.I. Devi by one kg in the clean jerk event.
Jugendra Phukan won the gold in the below-77 kg men’s event and Rachi Devi in women’s above 75-kg event from Assam.
Sunibala Devi (women’s below-53 kg), A. Piyany Chanu (women’s below-58 kg) and Padma Khaklari (women’s below-69 kg) were the other silver medallists from Assam apart from Archana Boro.
RESULTS:
Women below-48 kg — 1. L. Ibeyai Devi (Man.), 2. Binanu Golmei (Megh.), 3. Kalyani Das (Trip.); Below-53 kg — 1. Kakali Biswas (WB), 2. Sunibala Devi (Asm.), 3. L Lakshmi Devi (Man.); Below-58 kg — 1. Y Khomdombi Devi (Man.), 2. A. Piyany Chanu (Asm.), 3. P.C. Vanlalwon (Mizo.); Below-63 kg — 1. L.I. Devi (Man.), Archana Boro (Asm.), 3. Rupa Saha (WB.); Below-69 kg — Kh. Joshila Devi (Man.), 2. Padma Khaklari (Asm.), 3. Kajal Das (Trip.); Below-75 kg — 1. O. Geeta Devi (Man.), 2. Supria Das (Trip.), 3. Mamata Khanra (WB); Above-75 kg — 1. Rachi Devi (Asm.), 2. Y. Binita Devi (Man.), 3. Lalchhan Dami (Mizo.);
Men below-56 kg — 1. Sailen Karatia (WB), 2. Kh. Bidyanandan (Man.), 3. Subrata Mandal (WB); Below-62 kg — 1. S.N. Singh (WB), 2. N. Nike Meetei, 3. TH Singhajit (Naga.); Below-69 kg — 1. K. Lahauba Singh (Man.), 2. Ganian Sari (Jhar.), 3. Santanu Dapsi (WB); Below-77 kg — 1. Jugendra Phukan (Asm.), 2. K.H. Rocky Singh (Man.), 3. Swapan Chakrabarty (WB); Below-85 kg — 1. N.G. Naba (Naga.), 2. A. Buddha Chandra (Man.), 3. Arindam Bhattacharjee (Jhar.); Below-94 kg — 1. Kh. Thoiba Singh (Man.), 2. S.K. Muhiddin (Jhar.), 3. Golden (Mizo.); Below-105 kg — 1. N. Kh-omba Singh (Man.), 2. R.K. Pathak (Jhar.), 3. Ketsei U. Taue (Naga.); Above-105 kg — 1. Sanjoy Kumar (Jhar.), 2. Biswajit Ghosh (WB), 3. Prow Khopi (Naga).
