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DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 9
Neikhozo Napranotsu of Nagaland clinched Gold Medal in under 27 kgs category, while Tenloi Phom of Nagaland won a Silver medal in Under 21kgs on Monday at the ongoing 33rd National sub-junior Taekwondo Championships played at Hyderabad, Telengana, organized by Taekwondo Federation of India (TFI).
The Nagaland team is led by Theja Keretsu as Team Manager and Visabeiu Peseyie as Team coach and Albert Lotha as assistant, is represented under the aegis of Nagaland Taekwondo Association (NTA), which is affiliated to Nagaland Olympics Association (NOA) and Department of Youth Resources and Sports (DYRS), Nagaland. A total of eight players are taking part in various categories, which will conclude on Wednesday.Team officials, speaking to this writer from Hyderabad said that two players -Nnumhie Zeliang(Under 23 kgs) and Hinglakbo Nkie(Under 35 kgs) lost their bouts in qurate-finals. The 11 member team will left Telengana on Thursday and will reach home state on Sunday.
