O Bembem Devi to captain women's team for Asian Women's championships:
May 28: Manipur's O Bembem Devi will Captain and Sradhanjali Samantaray from Orissa, will be the Vice-Captain, of the Indian National Women's Team which will participate in the "AFC Women's Championships - Thailand 2003" at Bangkok from June 8 to 22. India are in Group C along with championship favourites China plus Vietnam and Uzbekistan. The team has 11 players from Manipur, three each from Bengal and Goa, two from Punjab and one from Orissa.
SQUAD: 1-Lourembam Ronibala Chanu; 2-Wangkhem Robita Devi; 3-Bag Namita; 4-Soibam Ibeyaima Devi; 5-Kangujam Rebika Devi; 6-Rocky Maynol N.; 7-Waikhom Sachirani Devi; 8-Khatun Rehana; 9-Khundrakpam Maichon Devi; 10-Uvena Fernandes; 11-Oinam Bembem Devi; 12-Chanu Shadokpam Rani; 13-Blanka Barretto; 14-Shadokpam Shanti Devi; 15-Sradhanjali Samantaray; 16-Thongram Tababi Devi; 17-Sujata Kar; 18-Nameirakpam Geetarani Chanu; 19-Rajwant Kaur; 20-Paramjit Kaur. OFFICIALS: Moiranthem Ratan Kumar Singh (Chief Coach, Manipur); Mary Victoria (Coach, Karnataka); Indrani Sarkar (Manager, Bengal); Arambam Santosh Kumar Singh (Leader of the Delegation, Manipur).