Martial Arts

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...

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...

Shillong, Jul 4: The Sports & Youth Affairs Department today announced that it has decided in principle to launch a 'Super Elite Programme' for athlete development, where 12 sportspersons with high potential will be trained with international coaches and a...

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,...

Shillong, Jun 24: A large 78-member contingent will represent Meghalaya at the 8th North East India Karate Championship 2023, which will take place in Guwahati tomorrow. The championship is organised by the Assam State Karate Association and will take place...

Shillong, Jun 19: Meghalaya finished third at the India Open International Karate Championship 2023, with five gold, six silver and six bronze medals. Thirty-one karatekas of the All Meghalaya Karate-Do Association travelled to New Delhi for the 17th-18th June tournament. They...

Shillong, Jun 19: Thanks to a string of successful results, Saralin Rynghang, a karateka of the All Meghalaya Karate-Do Association, has been selected to participate in trials for the upcoming Asian Games. The trials will be conducted by the Sports...

Shillong, Jun 14: Thirty-one karatekas of the All Meghalaya Karate-Do Association will participate at the India Open International Karate Championship 2023, which will be held in New Delhi. The state contingent is being led by Donboklang Lyngdoh, Arjun Sewa, Pynhunlang...

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...

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...