2018 North East Olympic Games

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2018 North East Olympic Games
Venue Manipur
Location Imphal
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]

Contents

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]
StatesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Manipur804831159
Assam 465341140
Arunachal Pradesh18203876
Mizoram8152952
Nagaland692641
Meghalaya382940
Sikkim161825
Tripura031720

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