2024 North East Olympic Games

2024 North East Olympic Games
Venue	Chumoukedima, Dimapur and Kohima
Location	Nagaland
Start date	18 March 2024
End date	23 March 2024
Competitors	3000+
Teams	8

The 2024 North East Olympic Games (2024 NEOG) were the 3rd edition of North East Olympic Games.[1][2] held in Nagaland, the CM of nagaland Neiphiu Rio inaugurated the event on 18 March 2024.[3][4]

History

The first edition of the tournament held in Manipur in 2018.[5]

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.[6]

Disciplines

Over 3000 athletes from 8 States of Northeast India have participated in 15 disciplines, held in 12 venues across three districts of Nagaland,Chumoukedima, Dimapur and Kohima.[7][8] Games involved in this competition include archery, athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, football, lawn tennis, pencak silat, table tennis, taekwondo, volleyball, and wushu.[9][10]

Results

  Assam (22.97%)

  Nagaland (21.93%)

  Manipur (21.28%)

  Mizoram (9.49%)

  Meghalaya (9%)

  Arunachal Pradesh (7.7%)

  Sikkim (5.07%)

  Tripura (2.6%)

Total medal distribution comparison between State teams.

Medal tally

Place	States	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Manipur	52	38	40	130
2	Nagaland	48	42	44	134
3	Assam	43	44	53	140
4	Mizoram	16	15	27	47
5	Arunachal Pradesh	08	12	27	58
6	Sikkim	05	07	19	31
7	Meghalaya	02	12	41	55
8	Tripura	01	04	11	16

Manipur emerged as the overall champion, while Nagaland gained first runner up and Assam being third on medal tally and second runner up.[11]

See also

• North East Games
• 2022 North East Olympic Games
• Manipur Olympic Games 2022

References

1. "Preparatory meetings done for north east olympic games". Nagalandtribune. 22 February 2024. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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3. "CM of Nagaland Neiphiu Rio Declares The Third Edition of North East Games 2024 Open". Northeast Today. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
4. "Six-day Northeast Games 2024 to begin in Nagaland from March 18". North East News. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
5. Leivon, Jimmy (24 October 2018). "First edition of North East Olympic Games begins in Imphal". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
6. "NEOG 2022 postponed". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
7. Amachon, Ramror (24 March 2024). "Manipur emerges champion at NEOG 2024". Ukhrul Times. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
8. "Schedule and venues announced for northeast games". nagalandpost.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
9. "CM Nagaland Neiphiu Rio Declares The Third Edition Of North East Games 2024 Open". nagalandpost.com. 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
10. "North East Games 2024: Nagaland lead medal tally early on Day-I". MorungExpress. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
11. "North East Games 2024: Manipur Emerges As Overall Champion". nagalandpage.com. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.