Athletics

Shillong, Sep 28: Sport is often touted as having the power to bring people together but there are still too many occasions on which it is used to bring people down. Comments by an Instagrammer called twisted_koala (her real name...

Shillong, Sep 27: Kresstarjune Pathaw was just 5 seconds behind the winner of the 4th Sohra Half Marathon 2025 elite men’s race today, with the Meghalayan having to settle for the silver medal. The men’s category of the elite 21km...

Shillong, Sep 24: The final day of the 36th East Zone Junior Athletics Championship 2025 ended today in Ranchi, Jharkhand, with Meghalaya claiming a total of 11 medals - five silver and six bronze. Damika R Lyngdoh, who had bagged...

Shillong, Sep 23: Meghalaya have picked up a total of six medals on the first two days of the 36th East Zone Junior Athletics Championship 2025, which is being held in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Today Meghalaya bagged four medals - two...

Shillong, Sep 22: Terrible news came in today of the death of Ibaihun Kurbah after a months-long battle against kidney disease. Iba, just 20 or 21, was a promising athlete who had represented Meghalaya as a goalkeeper, such as...

Shillong, Sep 18: The Meghalaya Athletics Association has sent 39 athletes to take part in the 36th East Zone Junior Athletics Championship 2025, to be held in Ranchi from 22nd to 24th September. The team will leave tomorrow morning and reach...

Shillong, Sep 15: Okitlang Syiemlieh finished ninth in the 72km ultra marathon that was held as part of the Ladakh Marathon 2025. Known as the Khardung La Challenge, the gruelling ultra marathon takes runners to 17,618 feet above sea level,...

Shillong, Aug 31: Nongthymmai Sports & Cultural Club, as part of the celebration of National Sports Day 2025 in memory of Indian hockey star Dhyan Chand, organised a Fit Nongthymmai Movement 2025 event derived from the Fit India Movement launched...

Shillong, Jul 14: A total of 877 athletes took part in trials conducted by the Meghalaya Athletics Association to select its contingent for the National Games 2027, which Meghalaya will host. The MAA held trials at three locations on different...

Shillong, Jul 7: The 4th Sohra International Half Marathon 2025 will take place on 27th September, organisers announced today. The event is being organised by the Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs, Meghalaya State Olympic Association and Meghalaya Athletics Association. The...