International Tent Pegging Tourney in Manipur

Mapal Kangjeibung venue for meet in January:

Imphal, Dec. 13: It’s going to be a double treat for sportslovers of Manipur with the state slated to organise a national and an international tent pegging championship between December 27 and January 14 at Mapal Kangjeibung.

Altogether nine teams have confirmed their participation for the national championship to be held in Imphal from December 27 to 31. The meet is being organised by the Manipur Equestrian Association.

The nine teams that have confirmed their publication are Punjab, Haryana, Assam, West Bengal Police, a BSF team from Madhya Pradesh, the Fort William team from West Bengal, ASC Centre and College, Bangalore, ASC South Uttar Pradesh and Manipur.

For the International Tent Pegging Championship 2008, to be held under the aegis of Equestrian Federation of India between January 10 and 14, teams from the UK, Oman, Egypt and India have confirmed their participation. The organisers have sent invitations to 21 countries, including Pakistan.

The organising secretary of the meets, N. Tombiraj, said the teams participating in the national meet will start coming from December 21.

The total estimated budget will be around Rs 25 lakh, Tombiraj added. The organisers have approached private firms and the North Eastern Council for sponsorship. The organisers have asked Doordarshan to beam the live telecast.

For the national meet, 10 riders have been selected to represent Manipur, including the gold medallist of the 33rd National Games, S. Girimohan.

The other riders are S. Bimol, Ch. Ajit, Th. Gautam, Ch. Umanand, S. Abungcha, M. Vivekananda, S. Somorjit, L. Thompson and H. Abung Khuman. Tombiraj said the Manipur team has acquired 17 horses for the national meet.

Posted On: The Telegraph

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