Two players and two coaches from Nagaland have been selected to represent India in Sepaktakraw at the Asian Games.
DIMAPUR — Two women Sepaktakraw players and two coaches from Nagaland have been selected to represent India at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, scheduled to be held from September 19 to October 4.
The selected players are Nagaland’s leading women Sepaktakraw players Menenu Tsukru from AIPSCB/SSB and Seyiekhrieno Tepa from the State Girls Academy, Dimapur.
The two selected coaches are Puleno Neikha, Sepaktakraw Coach from the Department of Youth Resources and Sports, and Pungotolu Puro, ABSI DGP Sports Team (Sepaktakraw) from the Nagaland Police.
Both coaches, who are among Nagaland’s most accomplished senior women Sepaktakraw players, have earned the opportunity to serve as coaches for the Indian women’s Sepaktakraw team at the Asian Games.
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According to an update, this selection marks the fifth consecutive Asian Games since 2010 in which Sepaktakraw players and coaches from Nagaland have represented India.
The Nagaland Sepaktakraw Association has extended its congratulations and best wishes to all four representatives for their success as they represent Nagaland and India at the 20th Asian Games.