Haobijam devi

Open Sprint National Rowing Championship: Manipur women proved to be a dominant force pushing top-spots in three events even as the armed forces men – Services and Army – were a force to reckon with in the semifinal round of the 41th Senior and 25th Open Sprint National Rowing Championship at the Army Rowing Node situated in the College of Military Engineering (CME) campus, on Wednesday.

The North-East eves booked spots in the finals of lightweight double sculls which had the duo of Poonam and Rukhmani clock 08 minutes and 29.3 seconds. Similarly, in the coxless pairs event it was the Kaurs’ - Gurbani and Diljot with an effort of 9:16.4 who topped the day. The third final came when the double sculls pair of Thangjam Priya Devi and Haobijam Devi came home with a 08:46.6 effort.

The day also had Mrunmayee Salgaoncakar keep Maharashtra’s hopes alive when she brought in a 09:40.6 effort to win her single sculls semi final.