Manipur, Mar 09 (ANI): A proud moment for L. Sanatombi, a Wushu player from Manipur! Born to Leimapokpam Samungou Meitei and Chaobi Leima, the 27- year-old player from Manipur bagged gold medal in the Women's Taijiquan and Taijijian of Toulu category at the 12th South Asian Games held in Guwahati and Shillong. Sanatombi has won a total of 33 Gold, 11 Silver and 3 Bronze medals in the National and International Wushu Championships in her career. Sanatombi had also participated at International Women's Taijiquan and Taijijian competition held in Jakarta, Indonesia last year. She scored 9.56 points and won a gold medal. Sanatombi took up the sport in 2004 under the guidance of Sachidananda Mayanglambam. She is currently pursuing her studies. Belonging to a poor family, Sanatombi had to struggle a lot to reach where she is at present. Her family is happy for her achievements. All together, six players from Manipur participated in Wushu championship during the South Asian Games and all of them bagged gold medals. Wushu, a form of martial arts is a combination of Taekwondo, Judo and boxing. The game is extremely popular in the Northeast. The players from Manipur have been dominating the sport at various events. The success of young sportspersons like Sanatombi is an inspiration for many budding players in the region.