2022 North East Olympic Games

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VenueShillong, Meghalaya
Start date30 October 2022
End date6 November 2022

The 2022 North East Olympic Games (2022 NEOG) were the second edition of the tournament.[1][2] Over 3,000 athletes participated in 18 Olympic disciplines.[3][4]

Manipur won the most medals at the event, with 237 medals, and 85 of them being gold medals.[5]

History[edit]

The 2022 NEOG was to be held in Arunachal Pradesh in 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 NEOG was meant in part to commemorate the 50th year of host state Meghalaya's statehood.[4]

Disciplines[edit]

The disciplines contested were archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, football, judo, karate, shooting, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, wushu, cycling (Mountain Bike), golf, weightlifting and wrestling.[4]

Results[edit]

States Gold Silver Bronze Total
Manipur 88 75 77 240
Assam 79 61 63 203
Arunachal Pradesh 39 36 37 112
Meghalaya 36 35 78 149
Nagaland 18 17 43 78
Mizoram 16 30 60 106
Tripura 04 11 27 42
Sikkim 03 16 31 50

Reference:[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Saini, Abhishek (2022-11-17). "North East Olympic Games: The first mile of Meghalaya's road to sporting success". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  2. ^ "2nd North East Olympic Games officially kicks-off". The Shillong Times. 2022-11-10. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  3. ^ "Women athletes, supported by the Dream Sports Foundation, won big at the North-East Olympic Games 2022". APN News.
  4. ^ a b c "Meghalaya to host upcoming North East Olympics Games from October 30". Hindustan Times. 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  5. ^ "Manipur tops North East Olympic Games for second consecutive time". EastMojo. Press Trust of India. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  6. ^ "Manipur wins North East Olympics 2022". MorungExpress. Retrieved 2024-04-21.