Martial Arts

Shillong, Sep 19: A rising star in kickboxing from the lesser know locality of Dong Ktieh, Nongrah, Shillong, Shaiborlang Lyngdoh Mawphlang, is eyeing gold at the World Kickboxing Championship 2018, to be held in Egypt next month. Shaiborlang, the 12-year-old son of...

Shillong, Sep 11: Two Meghalaya kickboxers – Ibadarishisha Mukhim and Nathaniel Pynbianglang Kurkalang – will represent India at the WAKO Cadets & Juniors World Kickboxing Championship 2018, which will run from 15th to 23rd September in Venice, Italy. A small send-off function...

Synod, St Anthony's win Inter College team titles Shillong, Aug 12: Providence School won the team titles in the boys' and girls' categories of the 26th Inter School Karate Tournament, which concluded here yesterday. In the 8th Inter College Karate Tournament...

Shillong, Jun 14: Wanboklang Diengdoh of West Khasi Hills bagged a bronze medal in the junior boys' low kick -51kg at the WAKO India National Kickboxing Championship 2018 for cadets and juniors, it was revealed today. The tournament was held from...

Shillong, May 30: There has been no last-minute reprieve for stranded Meghalaya kickboxer Hameshaniah Suiam in his attempts to secure a Russian visa for him to participate in the 9th Diamond World Cup, organised by the World Association of Kickboxing...

Local kickboxing body blasts state Olympic association Shillong, May 25: Despite being so determined to get to the upcoming WAKO World Cup that he even took out a personal loan to finance his participation in the kickboxing event, Hameshaniah Suiam...

Shillong, May 22: With two warring kickboxing associations in Meghalaya, kickboxers are finding it hard going to secure funding and that has led one of the state’s most reputed martial artists, Hameshaniah Suiam (pictured right), to take out a bank...

10 medals in all for Happy Red Rooster MMA school Shillong, May 21: Damerbha Rumnong and Jonathan War Nongbri both won double gold medals in the U-12 categories of the gi and nogi divisions at the BJJ (Brazilian JuJitsu) National...

Shillong, May 18: Three members of the Meghalaya Association of Kickboxing Organisations (MAKO) won medals at the Asian Kickboxing Confederation Championships in Kyrgyzstan earlier this month. Lamphrang Kharsahnoh bagged a silver medal in the -54kg K-1, while Baremdor Kharmuti (-51kg...

Shillong, May 7: The All Meghalaya Karate-Do Association (AMKA) has elected new office bearers for a four-year term, it was announced today. Former AMKA General Secretary Hunlang Lytan was elected as the new President for the period 2018-2022 at the...