Meghalaya climber named Best Rescuer among mountaineering trainees
Shillong, Mar 30: Teimiki Sungoh has been named Best Rescuer along with 11 trainees from among 26 participants in the Search and Rescue Course at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling recently.
Sungoh, of Shangpung in West Jaintia Hills, undertook...
Climbing: Shangpung lad undertaking search & rescue course in Darjeeling
Shillong, Mar 9: The Meghalaya Sport Climbing and Mountaineering Association informed today that Teimiki Sungoh, from Shangpung in West Jaintia Hills, is attending a search and rescue course at Darjeeling's Himalayan Mountaineering Institute.
The course began on 6th March and...
7 sports to be held across all 12 M’laya districts for women under ASMITA
Shillong, Mar 7: ASMITA, an initiative under the Khelo India Scheme, will see the organisation of sports for Meghalaya's women and girls across seven disciplines in all 12 districts of the state.
ASMITA (Achieving Sports Milestones by Inspiring Women Through...
Meghalaya Govt to spend close to Rs 1900 crore on sports in next 3...
Shillong, Mar 5: The Meghalaya government will spend nearly Rs 1,900 crore on sports in the next three years, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said today while presenting the state budget for 2025-26.
Much of this, though he did not specify...
State rewards National Games medallists, Shillong Lajong, Subroto teams
Shillong, Feb 26: The Meghalaya government honoured and rewarded hundreds of athletes who have been successful at recent regional, national and international events at a programme held here today.
Chief among them were the five athletes who won medals for Meghalaya...
CM announces govt jobs policy for top athletes but the devil’s in the detail
Shillong, Feb 26: The state cabinet took the decision today to approve the Meghalaya Outstanding Sportspersons Direct Appointment Policy 2025 through which medal winning athletes will be provided with government jobs.
The medallists should have participated and won medals at...
M’laya Sport Climbing & Mountaineering Assoc elects new office bearers, felicitates medal winners
Shillong, Feb 23: The Meghalaya Sport Climbing and Mountaineering Association conducted its annual general body meeting here yesterday where the executive committee for the 2025-29 period was elected.
Four climbers who won medals at last month's North East zonal championship...
Meghalaya softball team set off for national championship in Maharashtra
Shillong, Feb 19: A 28-member contingent representing Meghalaya left Shillong today for Amaravati in Maharashtra to participate in the 46th Senior National Softball Championship.
The state men's and women's teams were given a send-off here this morning ahead of the...
National Games end in Uttarakhand, all eyes turn to Meghalaya as next host
Shillong, Feb 14: Union Home Minister Amit Shah handed over the Indian Olympic Association flag to Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma at the closing ceremony of the 38th National Games in Uttarakhand today, symbolising the shift in the...
38th National Games: Vikash Rana wins Meghalaya’s first gold!
Shillong, Feb 6: Meghalaya won its first gold medal at the 38th National Games in Utttarakhand today, with Vikash Rana (pictured left) finishing first in his men's kayaking event.
The state also added a second silver, claimed by Elizabeth Vincent...