A 10-member Manipur Muay Thai squad left Imphal for Bengaluru to participate in the upcoming 9th MTI-PRO Amateur National Muay Thai Championship 2023 for Senior & Junior Boys and Girls to be held at Global Divinity Mall, Nan Halli, Bengaluru from August 18.
The Manipur Muay Thai Association named eight players for the meet, including Yumkhaibam Almas in the 38-40 kg category, Yumkhaibam Khurshid in 40-42 kg, Jahid Ahmed in 48-51kg, Laishram Rakesh Singh in 54-57kg and Md Jahit Khan in 60-63.5kg in Junior Boys category.
While Muhammad Azad 48-51kg, Mohammad Azan 51-54kg and Khulakpam Abdul Shah Nawaz 54-57kg will compete in the senior category. The two officials leading the team are Md Alauddin Shah as Coach and Md Rafi as team manager.
Mention may be made that the championship is being organised by National Federation Amateur Muay Thai India starting from August 18 till 20.