{"id":54243,"date":"2018-12-10T01:16:15","date_gmt":"2018-12-09T19:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=54243"},"modified":"2018-12-10T01:16:15","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T19:46:15","slug":"wushu-players-bring-laurels-to-arunachal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2018\/12\/10\/wushu-players-bring-laurels-to-arunachal\/","title":{"rendered":"Wushu players bring laurels to Arunachal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Staff Reporter<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>ITANAGAR, Dec 9:<\/strong> The Wushu players of Arunachal Pradesh brought laurels to the state by bagging the overall third position in the 17th Junior National Wushu Championship for Boys &amp; Girls held at Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, from 1-6 December.<br \/>\nArunachal bagged 8 gold, 4 silver and a bronze in the championship. Barring the bronze, all the medals were clinched by the women players.<br \/>\nMercy Ngaimong bagged a gold medal each in Chanquan and Gunshu events, while Nyeman Wangsu won a gold medal each in Daoshu and Spear events.<br \/>\nMepung Lamgu also won a gold medal each in Taijiquan and Taichijian.<br \/>\nOnilu Tega bagged a gold medal in the below 52 kg category, beating her opponent from Madhya Pradesh in the final.<br \/>\nThe state&#8217;s eighth gold medal was clinched by Taug Ama in the below 60 kg category, beating her Manipuri opponent.<br \/>\nYorna Roshni bagged a silver medal each in Jianshu and Qiangshu events, while Realu Boo won a silver medal in Taichi event.<br \/>\nThe trio of Mercy Ngaimong, Nyeman Wangsu and Yorna Roshni bagged a silver medal in the group event.<br \/>\nThe lone bronze medal was won by Sunday Sangdo in Nandao event.<br \/>\nDelhi won the overall championship title with 11 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals, while<br \/>\nMadhya Pradesh, with 8 gold, 6 silver and 1 bronze finished the runner-up.<br \/>\nManipur with 4 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze was at the fifth place on the medal table, behind Haryana (4th), who bagged 5 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze.<br \/>\nChhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Sikkim, Nagaland and Tripura failed to win a single medal in the championship, which was participated in by 33 states.<br \/>\nSpeaking to this daily, All Arunachal Pradesh Wushu Association (AAPWA) president Toko Teki said, &#8220;It is a great achievement that Arunachal Pradesh took the third position, leaving behind states like Manipur, which is considered the sports powerhouses of the country.&#8221;<br \/>\nHe said the young female players from Sangay Lhaden Sports Academy, Chimpu, performed exceptionally well, bagging 12 out of the 13 medals.<br \/>\nTeki said many participating states expressed shock over the impressive performance of the state.<br \/>\nHe gave credit to players&#8217; hard work, persistence, and coach M Premchandra Singh and his team&#8217;s efforts for the achievement.<br \/>\nSingh and Techi Juna were the coach and manager of the team.<br \/>\nThe AAPWA accorded a warm reception to the triumphant team on their arrival in the state capital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Dec 9: The Wushu players of Arunachal Pradesh brought laurels to the state by bagging the overall third position in the 17th Junior National Wushu Championship for Boys &amp; Girls held at Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, from 1-6 December. Arunachal bagged 8 gold, 4 silver and a bronze in the championship. 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