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Chakhesang tribe wins tug of war competition

Published on Dec 8, 2017

By EMN

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[caption id="attachment_153482" align="alignnone" width="550"] Chakhesang tribesmen seen engaged in a tu-of-war on Thursday in Kohima. EM Images[/caption] Kohima Bureau Kohima, Dec. 7: Thenyizumi village representing the Chakhesang tribe emerged victorious at the Hornbill tug-of-war competition held at Kisama on Thursday. The final match was played between Chakhesang and Ao tribe with Chakhesang tribe winning both the bouts to claimed the first prize and was awarded an amount of INR 20,000, while Ao tribe, the runners-up received a prize of INR 10,000. The competition saw 14 tribes with 8 members from each tribe playing best-of-3 rounds.