Yumnam Hemjit Meitei was the only Manipuri in the Indian team in the inaugural Asian Youth Games (June 29-July 7) in Singapore.
He finished fifth in the 3 metre springboard diving final held on June 30 with 397.70 points. Wu Dongliang of China was first with 626.60 points, Alharbi Rashed of Kuwait second with 474.95, Cho Sung In of South Korea third with 474.05 and Ali Ospan of Kazakhstan fourth with 417.80 points.
Hemjit stood fourth in the preliminary rounds.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Hemjit finishes fifth in Asian Youth Games
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Asian Youth Games,
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Yumnam Hemjit Meitei
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