Hyderabad: Telangana team emerged winners of the American Flag Football Nationals in the Gymkhana grounds of Hyderabad on Sunday.
In the final, the state team were upagainst Kerala, and the host recorded an impresseive 16-8 win over Kerala to clinch the title. Veera Manikantha Reddy and Sudhir Yadav scored 6 points each and Santosh Sandri scored 4 points for the winners.
In the semis clashes, the host cruised past Rajasthan and Kerala won against Karnataka.
The Telangana team is under the guidance of coach Praveen Reddy Chintala.
In the other final, Rajasthan women recorded a narrow 8-6 victory over UP women. Earlier, Rajasthan won over Kerala while UP downed Karnataka to reach the final.