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Meghalaya Sports Department set to host 2nd edition of North East Olympics

Meghalaya is all set to host the upcoming 2nd edition of the North East Olympics from 30th October. Meghalaya Department of Sports and Youth Affairs, and the North East Olympic Association was held last evening to finalize the list of sports disciplines. The first edition of the Games was held in Manipur in 2018, with 12 disciplines.

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In this edition, about 4,000 participants from eight North Eastern States will be competing in 18 disciplines at 13 venues spread across Shillong. Participants will be competing in disciplines, such as archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, football, judo, karate, shooting, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, wushu, cycling (Mountain Bike), golf, weightlifting and wrestling.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams: 

  • Meghalaya Capital: Shillong;
  • Meghalaya Governor: Satya Pal Malik;
  • Meghalaya Chief minister: Conrad Sangma.

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Sumit Arora

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