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Leirentonbi Devi Elangbam is an Indian sepak takraw player. She represented India in the women’s sepak takraw team at the Asian Games 2022 in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China.
Wiki/Biography
Leirentonbi Devi Elangbam was born on 2 March 1999 (age 2 years; as of 2023) in Manipur. Her zodiac sign is Pisces.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 6″
Weight (approx.): 50 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Leirentonbi Devi Elangbam in semifinals of Asian Games 2022
Family
There is not much information about her family.
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about her parents and siblings.
Husband & Children
She is unmarried.
Career
Leirentom Bi Devi Elangbam along with the Indian team consisting of Maipak Devi Ayekpam, Chaoba Devi Oinam, Priya Devi Elangbam and Khushbu lost the match against Thailand with scores of 10–21 and 13–21 in the semifinals. In Sepak Takraw both losing semifinalist teams achieve the bronze medals. The Sports Minister of India, Anurag Thakur congratulated the women’s sepak takraw team on Twitter for winning the bronze medal. The tweet read,
🇮🇳’𝐬 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐍 𝐀 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐂 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐀𝐋 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐊 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐑𝐀𝐖!!
Huge congratulations to Maipak Devi Ayekpam, Leirentonbi Devi Elangbam, Chaoba Devi Oinam, Khushbu, and Priya Devi Elangbam on clinching a historic 🥉 in the Women’s Regu event at… pic.twitter.com/1lo2TmkcEi
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) October 6, 2023
Awards, Honours, Achievements
Medals
Bronze
- On 06 October 2023, Leirentonbi Devi Elangbam won a bronze medal in the Indian women’s sepak takraw team at the regu event at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, the People’s Republic of China.
Indian team with their Sepaktakraw World Cup medals