Meghalaya accorded majesty welcome to Santosh Trophy heroes

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMarch 11, 2023

Over 50 Bikers, Cheerleaders, and Emcees led the Road Show for the brilliant Home Coming of Meghalaya Football Team for clinching the silver medal in the Hero Santosh Trophy.

Organized by the Meghalaya Sports and Youth Affairs Department, the Road Show started with a flag-off ceremony from Mawlai Madan Heh at 2:30 pm on Friday.

The road show proceeded through Jaiaw Jingthangbriew, Jaiaw St Joseph, Jaiaw Langsning, Jaiaw Pdeng, Mawkhar Main Road, Motphran, Police Bazar, AG’s Office, Additional Secretariat, Barik, Malki Point, Dhanketi, Don Bosco Square, Laitumkhrah Beat House with Flash mobs taking place in six locations

The Road Show concluded at Madan Iewryngkhep, Laitumkhrah at 5:00 pm for a befitting felicitation ceremony.

The event featured the cheerful performances by the Strait Brothers and Gracel Ropmay.

The players were also felicitated with Cash Awards as per the Government’s cash awards scheme for sports achievers, and the Team presented a signed jersey along with a football to the Department of Sports and Youth Affairs.

Felicitating the jubilant Team, Minister of Sports, and Youth Affairs, Shakliar Warjri said” It is a key ambition of the Government of Meghalaya to make sure that we evolve as a sporting hub and nurture the abundant talent in the State. Be it at National or International level, our aspiration is to help promising athletes of Meghalaya reach their highest potential,” he added.

After 51 years of statehood, Meghalaya Football Team created history by clinching the Silver Medal and the Kamala Gupta Trophy in the recently concluded 76th National Football Championship Hero Santosh Trophy at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh on Saturday last.

Meghalaya lost 2-3 to Karnataka in a thrilling and pulsating final match held at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

The semi-finals and final of the oldest national championship were played outside the sub-continent for the first time after MOU was signed between all India Football Federation (AIFF) and Saudi Arabia Football Federation.