17th State Open TT Championship concludes

GANGTOK, 07 Oct: Passang Tshering [boys] and Misha Limboo [girls] were adjudged the Most Promising Players in the 17th State Open Table Tennis Championship, which concluded today here at Paljor Stadium indoor gymnasium hall.
Around 250 paddlers from across the state had taken part in 15 categories in the championship. The three-day championship was organized by Sikkim Table Tennis Association [STTA].
The valedictory function of the championship was held today, which had Sikkim Hydro Power Venture Project head, Sandeep Singh as the chief guest. The chief guest and other guests gave away the medals, prizes and certificates to the winners.
In his valedictory address, Mr Singh congratulated STTA for organizing such a championship regularly to provide a platform to talented players and to hone their talents further. He further encouraged players to continue with their training to reach the highest level in the near future.
During the function, STTA president, CK Basnet presented his presidential report.
The ranking paddlers in the championship will represent Sikkim in the upcoming Sub-Junior, Junior and Senior National Championships, which are scheduled to be held at different parts of the country.
The final day was also attended by the former Chief Secretary, PK Pradhan, president, SB Subba and general secretary, Kuber Bhandari of Sikkim Veterans Table Tennis Association and members of STTA.

State Open Boxing tourney concludes in Gyalshing

GYALSHING, 04 July [IPR]: The 12th State Open (men and women) Boxing Championships, 2012 which commenced from 30 July concluded on 02 July successfully at Community hall Gyalshing. The event was organized by the committee of Gyalshing, under the aegis of Sikkim Amateur Boxing Association (SABA). 
A total of 198 boxers (124 boys & 74 girls) participated from all districts of the state in different categories. The chief guest on the final day was Deputy Speaker, SLA, MB Dahal and the guests of honor were MLA, Yangthang, PL Subba and District Collector West, Santa Pradhan.
Speaking on the occasion, chief guest Mr Dahal expressed his happiness at Gyalshing being chosen as the venue of this state level boxing championship by the organizing committee and was pleased to announce that such an event was organized for the first time in west District.
“This event shall certainly encourage the youth to take up boxing professionally and take the game to the international level making the state as well as the nation proud”, he added.
Further he recalled the various policies and schemes adopted by the government to encourage sports persons and the financial aid provided to them by the department.
Sr. S.P (Reserve line) PHQ, Pravin Gurung who is also the president of SABA outlined the objectives and aims of SABA. He said that he is overwhelmed to see the increase in number of young participants in the field of boxing over the years in Sikkim and added that it is due to the selfless efforts of the members of SABA for the last 17 years in the state. He thanked all the members of the organizing committee led by Sr. S.P (W), D.B Giri for organizing such a big event in Gyalshing.
The chief guest and guest of honor gave away the trophies, medals and certificates which were sponsored by Navin Cintury, who is also a reputed boxer of the State, in the memory of his beloved wife Late. Kripa Cintury.
In Sub-junior boys category, Sikkim Young Star Boxing Club bagged the 1st position and in Sub-junior Girls category, East district stood 1st.
In the Mens category, Sikkim Police were declared winners and East district were declared winners in the women category.
Madan Rai (East district) was declared the Best Boxer in the Sr. men category while Vabya Gurung (West district) bagged the Best Boxer title in the Sr. Women.
Milan Hang Subba and Arma Pradhan (East District) were declared Most Promising Boxers. Cash award was also handed over to Laltita Gurung for being selected for the National Boxing Camp at Bhopal.

12th State Open Boxing championship to be held at Gyalshing

GANGTOK, 19 June: The 12th State Open [Men and Women] Boxing championship 2012 is being organised at Gyalshing by Sikkim Amateur Boxing Association [SABA] from 30 June to 02 July. According to a press release, an organising committee has been constituted under the presidentship of Sr SP West, DB Giri, in order to organise the event successfully. 
The main objective of organizing this event at Gyalshing is to provide a platform to boxers of the state, especially those from West district so that they can showcase their talents, the release informs. A large number of boxers from West Sikkim, around 48 boxers will be participating at the championship being held in Gyalshing this time.
This has been possible because of the dedication and hard work of Manoj Limbu and Sandhya Limbu, assistant coaches of SABA, who have been imparting training on boxing to students of various schools in West district for the past 5 months, the release mentions.
SABA is a registered body affiliated to the All India Boxing Federation and the State Open Boxing championship both for men and women has been an annual feature of the Association. Medal winners from various categories in the championship are picked up for further grooming. Last year the championship was held at Mangan and the public of North district thoroughly enjoyed the event, the release adds.

State Archery Championship concludes

GANGTOK, 20 Jan: The two-day State-Level Archery Championship organized by the Sikkim Archery Association concluded today here at Paljor Stadium.
The Olympic Round was played today, wherein in the Recurve finals, Dev Raj Rai won the gold, while Bhupen Rai and Yogesh Limboo won the silver and bronze medals respectively.
In the Compound finals, Norden Bhutia won the gold medal followed by Rapden P Kazi and Karma Loday Bhutia winning the silver and bronze medals respectively.
In the Indian Round finals, Bimal Rai, Bikram Rai and Pranay Gurung won gold, silver and bronze medals respectively in the boy’s event, while in the girl’s event, Pemkit Lepcha won the gold medal followed by Ongchuk Choden Bhutia and Pema Diki Bhutia bagging the silver and bronze medals respectively.
The prize distribution ceremony had Sports Minister, NK Pradhan as the chief guest while Sports Secretary, Karma P Bhutia was present as the guest of honour. Also present were, Sikkim Archery Association [SAA] president, PHE Minister, TT Bhutia, Bhaichung Bhutia and officials from Sports and Youth Affairs and executive members of the SAA.

Archers Ready!

STATE ARCHERY CHAMPIONSHIP GETS UNDERWAY AT PALJOR STADIUM
GANGTOK, 19 Jan: Thirty archers from across the State are participating in the State-Level Archery Championship which began today at Paljor Stadium. The two-day tournament is being organized by the Sikkim Archery Association [SAA]. The championship has 5 archers in Compound, 6 in Recurve and rest in the Indian Round events.
The inaugural day of the championship had the SAA president, PHE Minister, TT Bhutia, as the chief guest, who encouraged the archers to compete with full commitment and aim for success. He further encouraged them to remain consistent in their practice and aspire to earn higher accolades for the State.
The championship was also a selection trial for compound and recurve archers for the upcoming Senior National Archery [Compound & Recurve] Championship scheduled to be held at Jharkhand from 25 to 31 January.  Four archers each in Recurve and Compound event will be shortlisted to represent the state in the upcoming championship.
In the Recurve finals, Bhupen Rai stood on the top with 1095 points, followed by Devraj Rai [1062], Yogesh Limboo [1032] and Suresh Subba [1025] on second, third and fourth places respectively. Likewise, in the Compound finals, Karma Loday Bhutia emerged as the champion with 1300 points leaving Norden Bhutia [1221], Gyaltsen Lachungpa [1175] and Rapden P Kazi [1082] on second, third and fourth positions respectively. All these eight archers have now been selected for the above said National Archery Championship.
The final day will have the Olympic Rounds and will have the Sports Minister, NK Pradhan, as the chief guest and Sports Secretary, Karma P Bhutia as the guest of honour.

Kick-boxing in South Sikkim

NORTH EAST AND STATE AMATEUR MUAY THAI CHAMPIONSHIP GETS UNDERWAY AT JORETHANG
NAMCHI, 18 Dec: The Muay Thai Association of Sikkim is hosting the first North-East Amateur Muay Thai Championship in Sikkim and State Amateur Mauy Thai Championship here at Jorethang, South Sikkim starting today.

Kho-kho, Archery and Badminton on days 3 and 4

STATE LEVEL PYKKA  GAMES

GANGTOK, 18 Dec: The PYKKA sports competition in Badminton, Kho kho and Archery were held on 17 and 18 Dec at venues spread across Gangtok, with Badminton at the Paljor Stadium Gymnasium Hall, Kho-Kho at the TNA ground and Archery at the Guards Ground.

MCM wins Inter-Dojang Taekwondo championship

ANUSHA GURUNG
GANGTOK, 17 Nov: MCM Dojang [White Hall complex] emerged champions of the 3rd edition of the state-level Inter-Dojang Taekwondo Poomsae Championship held at Paljor Stadium today, with Tashi Namgyal Academy Dojang lifting the runners-up trophy.

Sairus, Manish and Akash adjudged most promising players

SIKKIM STATE BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP CONCLUDES
GANGTOK, 11 Sept: The 23rd edition of the Sikkim State Badminton Championship concluded here at the Paljor Stadium indoor badminton gymnasium hall today.
More than 350 players from around the state compete in the five-day long championship, organized the Badminton Association of Sikkim [BAS].
Sairus Chettri, Manish Subba and Akash Rai in Boys’ U-13 and Gaganhang Subba in Boys’ U-16 were picked as the Promising Players of the championship.

Badminton Championship to begin 07 Sept

GANGTOK, 08 Aug: The Badminton Association of Sikkim has announced plans to hold the 23rd Sikkim State Badminton Championship from 07 to 11 September. This was finalised at an executive body meeting held here recently.
“With India doing well in the International Circuit and ever-growing its popularity day by day, the association wishes to put more effort and induce more enthusiasm in the younger generation to excel. With added participation from the parents, not only can the state generate players of high calibre but also have healthier society,” a BAS press statement highlights.