Manipur women win team foil event

Bangalore, Jan 12 (UNI) Asserting their supremacy, Manipur sabers won their successive fourth gold medal with their women's team defeating Punjab 15-10 in foil event title round in the 17th National Fencing Championships here last night.

Manipur had trounced Assam 15-6 in the semifinal and Karnataka 15-4 in the quarters. While Punjab took the silver, Haryana and Assam bagged the bronze.

Earlier, in the men's Epee individual event, Jayantha of Manipur defeated statemete Santambao by a narrow 15-14 margin to win the gold. In the semifinal, Jayantha beat Surender of the Army 15-7, while Santambao overpowered Harpreet Singh of Punjab 15-11.

Santambao took the silver, and Harpreet and Surender won the bronze.

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