Imphal, Aug. 23: Manipur athletes won two gold and two silver medals in the 21st East Zone Junior Athletics Championship held at Bhubaneswar from August16-18.
In the under-20 girls’ 10,000 metre walking race, M. Ibeton Devi claimed the gold, while O. Purnima Devi won the gold in the 5,000 metre under-18 event.
Ch. Sonia Devi in the under-20 girls’ 5,000 metre run bagged a silver, while M. Shyamsundari Devi claimed a silver in the under-20 girls’ 10,000 metre walking race.
H. Sanjitkumar Singh, who participated in the under-18 boys’ 10,000 metre race, had been qualified for the 21st National Inter-Zonal Junior Athletics Championship at Chandigarh from September 1-3.