Draft:2018 North East Olympic Games

2018 North East Olympic Games
VenueManipur
LocationImphal
Date
  • 24 October 2018
  • 28 October 2018
Teams8
Champion
Manipur

The 2018 North East Olympic Games were the first edition of North East Games. it was held in Manipur on october 2018.[1][2][3]

Organized by the Manipur Olympic Association in association with the Northeast Olympic Association, the championship served as a launchpad for players to demonstrate and refine their abilities in multiple sports disciplines.[4][5]

Disciplines

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This was the first edition of the game inaugurated with 12 different disciplines includes Athletics, Archery, Badminton, Boxing, Football, Judo, Karate-Do, Shooting, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Weightlifting, Wushu etc.[6]

More than 2000 athletes from 8 states of north-east india took part in this event.[4]

Results

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Manipur becomes overall champion while Assam bagged most medal.[1][7]

Medal tally[1]
Rank Teams Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Manipur 79 47 31 159
2 Assam 45 52 41 140
3 Arunachal Pradesh 18 20 38 76
4 Mizoram 8 15 29 52
5 Nagaland 6 9 26 41
6 Meghalaya 3 8 29 40
7 Sikkim 1 6 18 25
9 Tripura 0 3 17 20

References

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  1. ^ a b c "North East Olympic Games 2018". tnpscthervupettagam.com. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. ^ "1st North East Olympic Games Imphal". morungexpress.com. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. ^ Leivon, Jimmy (24 October 2018). "First edition of North East Olympic Games begins in Imphal". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "First-ever Northeast Olympic Games in Manipur's host city Imphal". aninews.in. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  5. ^ Doley, M. (25 October 2018). "North East Olympic Games 2018 kicks off". The Arunachal Times. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Manipur hosts 1st North East Olympic Games". Business Standard. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  7. ^ Levion, Jimmy (28 October 2018). "Manipur emerege overall champions in first north east olympic games". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 August 2024.