Altogether 341 black belt holders including 180 girls and 161 boys participated in the 11th edition of the 'Governor's Taekwondo Cup' in Imphal.
The four-day long event was held under the aegis of All Manipur Taekwondo Association (AMTA) in different categories.
After a tough competition, Union Taekwondo Academy from Yumnam Leikai won the championship.
"We are organizing such championship for the welfare of the Taekwondo sports to encourage and improve the players. By organizing more Taekwondo championship will help the players to improve and also will promote the players," said Lamabam Toto Singh, Referee-in-Charge.
"I am happy to participate in the tournament. It will help to improve my skills," said Manichandra, a player.
In Guwahati, the 6th edition of Dr T. AO Memorial Football Championship is being held at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium.
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All eight Northeastern states are participating in the tournament which is being organized by celebrity management group Private Limited in collaboration with SAI and Assam Football Association and sponsored by the North Eastern council (NEC).
Assam state Sports Minister Ajit Singh inaugurated the tournament.
A large number of football lovers are visiting the venues in Guwahati and Silchar to witness the thrilling championship.
"The basic objective of the tournament is to promote the local talents, only the son of the soil can take part the championship and it is funded by Northeast Council (NEC). Assam, Nagaland, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh will play in Guwahati while Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and Meghalaya will play in Silchar," said Ankur Dutta, Secretary of Assam Football association.
"I'm confident that it will be a very successful tournament. This tournament will help young budding talents of the northeast and they will get a good exposure," he added.
"We get a good experience here. We do not have such kind of facility at home. Even we host games but there is no good infrastructure like they have here in Guwahati," said Talong, a player.
The Northeast region has produced many talented sportspersons, who have represented India at international tournaments.
Such competitions will help the national selectors to identify the talent in various sports.
