Athletics

Shillong, Jan 15: Kmoin Wahlang, the inspirational 73-year-old marathoner from South West Khasi Hills, will be the recipient of this year's U Kiang Nangbah Award for sports, which will be bestowed on her on Republic Day. Wahlang hails from the...

Shillong, Jan 7: Finely L Pariat, Secretary of the Meghalaya Athletics Association, has been elected as the Joint Secretary of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) at its election held in Chandigarh today during its Annual General Assembly. He is...

Shillong, Dec 10: Rikangku D Sangma has scripted history by earning a bronze medal in the 39th National Junior Athletics Championship, the first medal for Meghalaya in a quarter of a century at a national level athletics event, the...

Shillong, Dec 1: Meghalaya's four-member para athlete contingent has returned from the 1st North East Para Sports Meet in Guwahati with two gold and two silver medals. The team comprised Darity Khongthaw (badminton and shot put), Prisca Pyngrope (shot put and...

Shillong, Nov 24: The 4th Assam Rifles Half Marathon 2024 was held today in Laitkor, where the paramilitary force has its headquarters, to promote the Fit India Movement, with more than 1,900 runners taking part in the three race distances. This...

Shillong, Nov 7: There was bad news for Meghalaya after Kmoin Wahlang and Wandashisha Dewkhaid were denied visas to travel to Australia where they were meant to take part in this month's 13th Pan Pacific Masters Games 2024. The pair...

Shillong, Oct 23: A four-member team will represent the Meghalaya Athletics Association at the 39th National Junior Athletics Championship 2024 in Bhubaneshwar. The small state contingent left yesterday for the 25th to 29th October event in Odisha. Pleasantly Synnah is leading...

Shillong, Oct 20: Balasiewdor Pathaw finished first in the Open 10km category (15-24 years women) of the Delhi Half Marathon 2024 today. Balasiewdor clocked a time of 42 minutes and 47 seconds, according to the event website. Her time was 7 seconds...

Shillong, Oct 9: Meghalaya won a total of four medals at the 35th East Zone Junior Athletics Championship, which concluded today in Bhubaneshwar. The state bagged one gold, two silver and one bronze. The gold medal was in U-20 4x400m mixed...

Shillong, Oct 1: The Meghalaya Athletics Association has selected 31 athletes to represent the state at the forthcoming 35th East Zone Junior Athletics Championship. The three-day event will run from 7th to 9th October in Bhubaneshwar. All athletes were selected from...