Meghalaya Games Explained
| Meghalaya Games |
| Founded: | 2001 |
| Country: | India |
| Website: | https://megsports.gov.in/ |
The Meghalaya Games are a sports event held in Meghalaya, India which were started in 2001.[1] After a long break, the event was revived in 2019,[2] [3] and is to be held annually from 2024 onwards.[4]
Some indigenous tribal games have been included in the event since the third edition.[5] [6]
2024 Meghalaya Games
The 2024 games, held in Tura, were originally to be held in 2023, but were postponed.[7] They were held from 15 to 20 January 2024, with 22 sporting disciplines to be contested, and to be spent on the event.[8]
Traditional indigenous games of the three major Meghalaya tribes featured in the games included maw-point (the Khasi equivalent of the game of seven stones), rah mukhrah (a Jaintia traditional game, where the competitors carry a heavy rock to the finish line), and wa’pong sika (a Garo traditional game, where two teams compete to push a bamboo pole towards the opponent’s goal post)[9] [10] The games were opened on 15 January by President Droupadi Murmu.[11]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Service . Statesman News . 2023-11-08 . Meghalaya Games 5th edition to be held in Tura from January 15–20: CM Sangma . 2024-01-02 . The Statesman . en.
- Web site: Network . Hub . 2023-05-19 . Meghalaya Games 2023: Review meeting held in Tura, plan to take games to more districts . 2024-01-02 . Hub News . en-US.
- Web site: Bureau . The Meghalayan . 2023-11-09 . Tura to host 5th edition of Meghalaya Games from January 15–20 . 2024-01-02 . The Meghalayan . en-US.
- Web site: PTI . 2022-05-03 . 2500 athletes to compete in 19 disciplines in Meghalaya Games . 2024-01-02 . thebridge.in . en.
- Web site: 2023-12-05 . 3rd Meghalaya Games will be confluence of modern, traditional games . 2024-01-02 . The Shillong Times . en-US.
- Web site: Traditional Games to be part of Meghalaya Games . 2024-01-02 . Meghalaya Monitor . en-US.
- Web site: Bureau . The Meghalayan . 2023-11-09 . Tura to host 5th edition of Meghalaya Games from January 15-20 . 2024-01-02 . The Meghalayan . en-US.
- Web site: Bureau . The Meghalayan . 2023-12-14 . Govt to spend Rs 23 crores for hosting Meghalaya Games . 2024-01-02 . The Meghalayan . en-US.
- Web site: Traditional Games to be part of Meghalaya Games . 2024-01-02 . Meghalaya Monitor . en-US.
- Web site: ANI . 2024-01-16 . "Youth should be connected to traditional games...Meghalaya Games a historic event": State Sports Minister . 2024-01-17 . ThePrint . en-US.
- News: Meghalaya Games 2024 inaugurated with grandeur in Tura . 16 May 2024 . E-Pao.
