Nagaland Olympic & Paralympic Games 2022 which was scheduled from 22 August to the 27 August 2022 under the theme “Stronger Together” concluded on 27 August 2022 with Kohima district emerging as the overall champions.
The games included 11 disciplines namely – archery, athletics, boxing, badminton, basketball, football, lawn tennis, shooting sports, table tennis, taekwondo and wushu.
There were three venues for the games:
- Longleng (badminton),
- Dimapur (Lawn Tennis & Shooting Sports), and
- Kohima (Archery, Athletics, Boxing, Basketball, Football, Table Tennis, and Taekwondo & Wushu.)
The final medal tally of Nagaland Olympic & Paralympic Games 2022:
Awards presented:
- Team Champion trophy: Kohima district – topped the medal tally with 29 Gold, 23 Silver and 18 Bronze.
- 1st Runner –up (Team championship trophy): Phek district
- 2nd Runner –up (Team championship trophy): Dimapur district
- Outstanding Sportsman award: Zhokhoto Demo of Phek district for winning 5 Gold medals in Archery.
- Outstanding Sportswoman award : Tsuchoi of Noklak district. She won 5 Gold Medals- 3 Gold medals in Individual events-1500 meters, 5000 meters and 10,000 meters.
- Olympic Fair Play Trophy : Mokokchung district
- Spirit of Olympics award: Peren and Phek district
For more details and pictures, check out Nagaland Olympics Association Twitter page @NagalandOlympic
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