Shillong, November 16 (MTNews): Medals were won, obstacles were overcome and friends were made over the course of seven days, with the 2nd North East Olympic Games 2022 concluding in Shillong on Thursday with a memorable closing ceremony.

 

 

Manipur were named the Overall Champions, defending their crown from NEOG 2018. Manipur finished with 88 gold, 75 silver and 77 bronze medals, with Assam in second place (79G, 61S, 63B).

They faced a strong challenge up to the final day, but Arunachal Pradesh kept third place with 39 gold, 36 silver and 37 bronze.

 

Nagaland came 5th with a total of 78 medals (18G, 17S,43B)

Chief Patron of the Games and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma presented the Overall Champions trophy to Manipur, the runners-up trophy to Assam and the third place trophy to Arunachal Pradesh. The flag of the NEOG was handed over to Kharshiing, who presented it to the Chef de Mission of Nagaland, Neilyalie Angami, as the next hosts of the NEOG.

 

The closing ceremony featured a number of the bright, young musical acts, such as Ahlyna, Gracel Ropmay, Banjop, Lamphang Syiemlieh and closed with a stunning fireworks display and concert that continued well into the evening, to the great enjoyment of the thousands of athletes present, who did not let the previous week’s exhausting performances get in their way of dancing.

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