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The North East Games formerly known as [1] North East Olympic Games (NEOG) are a Multi-sport event held in Northeast India. [2] [3] The eight states of the region compete in each edition. [4]

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Manipur became the champion in the three consecutive years of the 2018, 2022 & 2024 Northeast Games. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Manipur has won the most medals in first two editions. [9] [10] In third edition, Assam won most medals and Manipur was declared overall champion as they bagged most gold medals. [11] [12]

History

Primarily this tournament was named as North East Olympic Games after the governing body, North East Olympic Association. But in 2024, the Indian Olympic Association directed the North East Olympic Committee to remove the "Olympic" tag from its name as that was a registered trademark under Olympic Charter. [13] follwing which name of this tournament also changed by removing "Olympic". [1]

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References

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  2. ↑ Saini, Abhishek (17 November 2022). "North East Olympic Games: The first mile of Meghalaya's road to sporting success". Sportstar. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Meghalaya to host upcoming North East Olympics Games from October 30". Hindustan Times. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Shillong hosts 2nd edition of North East Olympic Games 2022". India Today NE. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
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  8. ↑ "Manipur secures 3rd consecutive victory at Northeast games". India Today NE. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
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