Shillong, Jun 4: Kickboxers from the Meghalaya State Kickboxing Association (MSKA) returned home with 9 medals – 3 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze – from the Junior Boys’ and Girls’ National Kickboxing Championship held recently in Khurda, Odisha.
The event ran from 30th May to 3rd June and the Meghalaya contingent was led by international kickboxer Daniella IW Mylliemngap as coach.
Derick Dashankur Nongrum retained his title as the national champion for the third year in a row as he defeated his rival from Goa in the final of the K1 Rules -54kg category.
The other two gold medallists were Aldrin Osmond Pariat (K1 Rules -60kg) and Darren Ervin Blah (Full Contact -51kg). They beat fighters from Himachal Pradesh and Odisha respectively to take first place in their categories.
The three silver medallists were Nathania Mylliem Umlong (Low Kick -48kg), the only female medallist from the state, Misariio Nongdhar (Full Contact -45kg) and Sumarlang Kharumnuid (K1 Rules -57kg).
The three bronze medal winners were Aedriel Gordon Ranee (K1 Rules -48kg), Merapkerlang Lyngwa (Full Contact -63kg) and Hamebuhnam Pathaw (Full Contact -45kg).
With these achievements, MSKA’s medal tally since August 2017 rose to 321, comprising 104 gold, 102 silver and 115 bronze, with 67 international standard medals and 9 medals for NEHU at the All India Inter University Games since 2019.
(Meghalaya State Kickboxing Association photo)
