Sports
Nagaland win 16 medals at National Taekwon-do Championship
Dimapur, Jan. 19 (EMN): The members of Nagaland Taekwon-do Federation (NTF) recently participated in the 33rd National Taekwon-do Championship held at Thyagraj Indoor Stadium, New Delhi from Dec. 28 till the 30th, 2018.
An update from the federation informed that Nagaland team won 16 medals (3 gold, 9 silver and 2 bronze) in individual sparring, group sparring, individual pattern, group pattern, power breaking, self defense technique, and special technique. The team was led by its coach Sujit Roy.
The medal winners include Menuodilhou Maurice Üsou (one gold, three silvers and two bronze); Nokito Swu (one gold); Paul Zeliang (one gold); Obed Khiamniungan (two silvers, one bronze); Moa Sunep (two silvers); Aito K Sumi (one silver); Moba Semdok (one silver); and Kamal Dhar (one bronze).
Israel G Xuivi, technical director, NTF and Otoka H Yeptho, president, NTF congratulated the team and further informed that the gold medal winners will be representing India in the 1st Asia Pacific ITF Taekwon-do Championship for juniors to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and simultaneously at the 21st world Taekwon-do Championship for Seniors to be held in Bulgaria in the month of March and August, 2019.