The Nagaland Taekwondo team along with coach and manager after the tournament.
Kohima, July 4 (MExN): The Nagaland Taekwondo team won 18 medals (8 Gold, 6 Silver and 4 Bronze medals) in the Open India Kukkiwon Dispatched Master Championship organised by Titabor Dojang Taekwondo Academy which ended on July 3 evening at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Jorhat, Assam.
The team also finished 3rd in overall group champs with Delhi and Assam ahead of the Nagaland team.
Twin brothers Shiuthong and Shiusuthong secured gold medals for the under 22 kg and 24 kg in Pee Wee category (U-8). 6 year old Alimthong the youngest participant from Nagaland ended up with silver medal for 16 kg in pee wee category (U-8). A total of 20 players from Sports Academy, IG Stadium, Kohima took part in the competition led by Visabiu Peseyie, state taekwondo coach and Khrieto as manager.
Coach Visabiu Peseyie despite expressing his happiness from the championship, coach suggested the talented players need special training and competition in international arena from time to time in order to become a professional player.
He also acknowledged the department of Youth Resources and Sports for giving him to opportunity to let his players compete with others, outside the state.
He expressed satisfaction teaching some of the newly scouted players who were recently scouted for Taekwondo discipline and showed promising signs in the tournament. He said last year, the YRS Department had assigned him to scout talents in certain villages and he picked up seven talented young players (all under ten years boys) for Sports Academy IG Stadium, Kohima. Among the seven players, two won gold and one secured silver medal, he mentioned.
The coach also announced that five Naga Taekwondo boys namely Heutingyi Zeliang, Boto Chophy, Teklung Phom, Yentsuthung Tikhir and Neikhozo Naprantsu have been inducted into the Army Boys Sports Company, Ranikhet.
Results of Kukkiwon Cup
Pee Wee category (Under-8 years)
Shiusuthong - under 22 kg : Gold medal
Shiuthong- under 24 kg : Gold medal
Alimthong - under 16 kg : Silver medal
Sub- Junior category (Under-11 years)
Pauninglungbe Ndang - under 29 kg : Gold medal
Athongti - under 32 kg : Silver medal
Pauziechangbe Herie -under 25 kg Bronze medal
Cadet category (Under-14 years)
Lensethong Tikhir - under under 33 kg : Gold medal
Manong Konyak - under 37 kg : Gold medal
Longkhan Phom - under 49 kg : Gold medal
Thongti Thonger - under 45 kg : Bronze medal
Junior category (under-17 years)
T. Kiutsu - under 55 kg : Gold medal
Epithung Tungoe - under 45 kg : Silver medal
K. Yimkiumong - under 51 kg : Silver medal
Wangan Phom- under 48 kg : Bronze medal
Senior category (above 17 years)
Keneilevo Nagi- under 80 kg : Gold medal
Repinkiu Tikhir - under 54 kg : Silver medal
Zakieneikho Peseyie - under 74 kg : Silver medal
Vilabizo Nagi : under 63 kg : Bronze medal
