SHILLONG:
Blaseibok Kharbuli and Pynnehbor Mylliemngap from Meghalaya, secured bronze medal s for India at the IFMA Muay-Thai World Championship 2022, held in Abu Dhabi from May 26 to June 4, 2022.
Hailing from Smit village of Meghalaya, Blaseibok, who competed in the under-23 male -48 KG category, suffered a loss in his lone fight in the tournament but managed to secure the bronze.
He went up against Mohammad Rifdean Bin Masdor of Malaysia in the semi-final match-up and suffered a referee stoppage loss. On the other hand, Pynnehbor Mylliemngap in the senior male elite – 48 KG category, despite putting up a good fight, had to end up securing only bronze.
India had a total of 19 athletes for the IFMA Senior Muay-Thai World Championship this time around. Though the fighters produced a good effort, the team did not manage to secure any wins in the tournament.
Apart from Blaseibok and Pynnehbor, Diba Rajak finished fifth in the U-23 Female -60 KG category when SKhemborlang Marwein also had a similar finish in the U-23 Male -51 KG category.
Thailand topped the IFMA Senior Muay-Thai World Championship medal standings with 5 Gold Medals, and four silver medals. United Arab Emirates came in second with four gold medals, four silver medals and three bronze medals when Malaysia completed the top three.
Malaysia secured four gold medals and one silver medal. India was in the top-35 thanks to the lone bronze medal.