Athletes from East Khasi Hills dominate medals tally in 5th Meghalaya Games
Athletes from the Khasi Hills region continue to stretch their lead in the medals tally by a large margin here at the 5th Meghalaya Games as day three of the competitions rounded up on Wednesday.
East Khasi Hills has remained the dominant force at these games while West Garo Hills, East Jaintia Hills and Ri-Bhoi compete to try and break the domination by the Shillong teams, springing many a surprise by athletes with their dazzling performances in various categories, including athletics.
Tura town has been draped with a festive look for the last couple of days as large enthusiastic crowds throng the various venues to witness the ongoing events of the Meghalaya Games.
Astonishing are the talents being discovered among many of the young athletes at the games who are taking home the laurels.
The young gymnastic team representing East Khasi Hills have showcased the immense talent of the youth in the state sweeping the medals tally in this category of sports.
The gymnastic prowess of the young athletes kept the audience spellbound as they performed in various categories of gymnastics, such as the Vaulting Table, Floor Exercise and Balancing Beam, showcasing their talent pool and dedication.
The team walked away with the medals in the Senior, Junior, and Sub-Junior divisions. The prestigious title of the All-around Champion among men went to Mebantei Lyngdoh Marshillong, while All-around Champion Senior Category went to Wandalang Bernadette Malngiang.
Swimming was another star event of the day where it was once again East Khasi Hills dominating the pool at the finals winning 10 out of the 11 medals up for grabs. East Khasi Hills took away 9 gold medals, 7 silvers and swept all the 11 bronze medals on offer.
South West Khasi Hills was the lone team to put up a fight in the pool bagging 1 gold and 3 silver medals. East Jaintia Hills was compensated with a lone silver medal in swimming.
In the men’s freestyle (100 mts) all medals went to EKH. The result was similar in the women’s category of the 100-metre freestyle with all 3 winners from EKH.
In the 100-metre breaststroke (men), EKH took both the silver and bronze. They were separated by a silver won by EJH. However, in the women’s category, it was back to usual with all 3 medals going to EKH.
The men’s butterfly (100 meters) was once again won by EKH while the women’s category SWKH separated the 2 EKH winners.
In the men’s backstroke (100 meters), the monotony of EKH wins was broken with gold and silver going to the SWKH. The bronze however went to EKH. It was business as usual for the EKH swimmers in the women’s category with all 3 winners from the same district.
In freestyle relay (men), SWKH separated the two teams from EKH. Again, it was back to usual with EKH clean sweeping the women’s category.
The last event, the mixed freestyle relay saw complete dominance by EKH which swept through the competition claiming all 3 medals on offer.
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