MMA athletes shine in Delhi combat championship
Shillong, Nov 19: Three athletes from Happy Red Rooster MMA - Wanlambok Lyngdoh, Jerose Lamare and Echwamidao Phawa - brought home medals from the Abu Dhabi Combat Championship (ADCC), which was held in Delhi.
ADCC is the premier submission grappling tournament...
MSOA names Meghalaya contingent for 37th National Games in Goa
Shillong, Oct 20: The Meghalaya State Olympic Association has released the names of its contingent of athletes and officials that will represent the state at this month's 37th National Games in Goa.
Meghalaya will participate in just eight disciplines (up...
Meghalaya to participate in just 7 events at National Games in Goa
Shillong, Oct 12: Meghalaya will send athletes to take part in just seven disciplines at the upcoming National Games, which will take place in Goa from 25th October.
The men's football team will make up the state's largest contingent, while...
St Anthony’s win 2 team titles at Inter School & Inter College Karate Tournament
Shillong, Aug 20: St Anthony's won two team titles and finished as runners-up in one at the 29th Inter School and 11th Inter College Karate Tournament 2023, which concluded on Saturday.
St Anthony's Higher Secondary School were Boys' School Team Champions,...
The curious case of duplicate sports associations in Meghalaya
Shillong, Jul 10: It's a situation likened to politics - why else are there so many Communist parties in India; there's a CPI, CPI (M), CPI (M-L), CPI (Maoist), etc. So too in Meghalaya sports there are not one...
5 Meghalaya kickboxers win medals at India nationals
Shillong, Jul 9: Five Meghalaya kickboxers won medals at the WAKO India National Seniors & Masters Kickboxing Championship, which was held recently in Jalandhar, Punjab.
Teimiki Sungoh and Sweety Kumari Thakur both won gold, Anjelin Iakai and Banisha Suiam both silver...
Meghalaya karatekas finish 3rd at Guwahati meet with haul of 25 medals
Shillong, Jun 27: Meghalaya, represented by the All Meghalaya Karate-Do Association, finished third at the NESKFI 8th North East India Karate Championship 2023, held in Guwahati on Sunday.
Meghalaya won 2 gold, 6 silver and 17 bronze medals at the event,...
Lorenza Songthiang wins bronze for India at Pankration World Championship
Shillong, May 6: Lorenza Songthiang won a bronze medal for India in the Pankration World Championship, which was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from 2nd to 4th May.
Pankration is akin to modern mixed martial arts, though the name goes back...
4 state Jeet Kune Do fighters win gold in Sri Lanka
Shillong, Mar 15: Four Jeet Kune Do fighters from Meghalaya won gold medals at a world championship meet in Sri Lanka from 10th to 12th March.
The four are Francis RR Songthiang (60kg) and Lorenza Songthiang (54kg), both of Laitkor...
43 Meghalaya athletes to participate in Khelo India Youth Games
Shillong, Jan 26: A Meghalaya contingent comprising 43 athletes will represent the state at the Khelo India Youth Games, which will begin on 31st January and run until 11th February in Bhopal.
The football team, with 20 players, makes up...
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Shillong Dojo Karate-Do Association elects new senior office bearers
Shillong, Jun 3: The Shillong Dojo Karate-Do Association held its annual general body meeting and election of office bearers here on 27th May.
Former SDKA...
