Shillong, Dec 14: Preparations are well underway for the 5th Meghalaya Games, which will take place for the first time in Tura next month and Sports & Youth Affairs Minister Shakliar Warjri is confident that they will be a success.
The Games will run from 15th to 20th January, bringing together more than 3,000 athletes and officials across nearly 20 disciplines.
“I want to assure you that it will be a successful Games and you will see the outcome afterwards. I have made several visits to see that there are no shortcomings, so I’m confident,” the minister said.
Despite the mega budget of Rs 22 crore, no new construction was carried out specifically for the event, though new infrastructure was being built anyway and renovation of existing facilities was and is being carried out.
These are the first Meghalaya Games that will take place under Warjri’s charge after he became the new Sports & Youth Affairs Minister earlier this year.
His department is also looking to promote traditional games to promote indigenous culture through sport, he added.
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