National Games 2022

Shillong, Jun 12: The Meghalaya cabinet approved the Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs' proposal to take over 64.34 acres of land at Umsawli in the New Shillong Township to construct the games village of the 39th National Games,...

Shillong, Sep 17: The Meghalaya government has initiated projects to the tune of Rs 500 crore to develop infrastructure in the state in order to produce an Olympian in the next few years. Responding to a call attention notice moved...

Shillong, Sep 4: Preliminary designs have been completed for the upgrading of sports facilities at the JN Stadium here, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said yesterday on social media, and the tender for the work will be issued by...

Shillong, Jun 11: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma inspected the site for an upcoming multi-sport indoor stadium in Dalmagre, near Tura, today. He was joined on the inspection by Home Minister James Sangma and Sports & Youth Affairs Minister Banteidor Lyngdoh,...

Shillong, Mar 10: Sports & Youth Affairs Minister Banteidor Lyngdoh (pictured left) was left momentarily perplexed by the questions put to him by first-timer MLA and former football icon Eugeneson Lyngdoh (right) in the Assembly today. Making his debut in...

Shillong, Oct 25: Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Thaawarchand Gehlot, has informed that the new stadium to be funded by the ministry in the New Shillong Township will be accessible by people with disabilities. The stadium will be built...

Shillong, Aug 29: As part of the development of the JN Sports Complex in Polo, a new indoor stadium built to international standard is on the cards, Sports & Youth Affairs Minister Banteidor Lyngdoh said here today. Lyngdoh was speaking...

Shillong, Mar 12: The Meghalaya State Olympic Association issued a strong warning to sports associations affiliated to it but which are non-functioning, threatening to de-recognise them. Speaking on the sidelines of the 19th Meghalaya State Level Wushu Championship here yesterday,...

Shillong, Jan 21: Sports & Youth Affairs Minister Banteidor Lyngdoh formally inaugurated the National Games Secretariat at the JN Sports Complex here today. Meghalaya are scheduled to host the National Games in 2022, the 50th year since the state's creation...

Shillong, Mar 23: Just when it seemed that Meghalaya would not hold the National Games in 2022, as was originally scheduled, the Indian Olympic Association delivered a bit of a jolt by expressing its eager anticipation that the mega-event...