2018 North East Olympic Games

2018 North East Olympic Games
VenueManipur
LocationImphal
Date
  • 24 October 2018
  • 28 October 2018
Teams8
Champion
Manipur

The 2018 North East Olympic Games were the first edition of North East Games. It was held in Manipur in October 2018.[1][2][3]

Organized by the Manipur Olympic Association in association with the Northeast Olympic Association, the championship served as a launchpad for players to demonstrate and refine their abilities in multiple sports disciplines.[4][5]

Disciplines

This was the first edition of the games, inaugurated with 12 disciplines, including athletics, archery, badminton, boxing, football, judo, karate-do, shooting, table tennis, taekwondo, weightlifting, and wushu.[6]

More than 2000 athletes from eight states of north-east India took part.[4]

Results

Manipur was the overall champion, followed by Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.[1][7]

Medal tally[1]
States Gold Silver Bronze Total
Manipur 80 48 31 159
Assam 46 53 41 140
Arunachal Pradesh 18 20 38 76
Mizoram 8 15 29 52
Nagaland 6 9 26 41
Meghalaya 3 8 29 40
Sikkim 1 6 18 25
Tripura 0 3 17 20

References

  1. ^ a b c "North East Olympic Games 2018". tnpscthervupettagam.com. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. ^ "1st North East Olympic Games Imphal". morungexpress.com. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. ^ Leivon, Jimmy (24 October 2018). "First edition of North East Olympic Games begins in Imphal". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b "First-ever Northeast Olympic Games in Manipur's host city Imphal". aninews.in. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  5. ^ Doley, M. (25 October 2018). "North East Olympic Games 2018 kicks off". The Arunachal Times. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Manipur hosts 1st North East Olympic Games". Business Standard. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  7. ^ Levion, Jimmy (28 October 2018). "Manipur emerge overall champions in first North East Olympic Games". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 August 2024.