NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (IANS): Manipur emerged winners in the national vovinam championship held at Nanded, Maharashtra.
Around 550 participant from 18 States competed in the first national championship of the little-known Vietnamese martial art sport that concluded yesterday.
Manipur were the overall championship winners scoring 81 points with 13 gold, 12 silver and 18 bronze medals. Maharashtra came second with 63 points winning eight gold, 10 silver and 19 bronze medals. Madhya Pradesh finished third bagging nine gold, four silver and four bronze medals, the Vovinam Association of India said in a statement.
