Both teams started strongly, coming on the backs of strong wins in their previous matches. Ri Bhoi had defeated West Jaintia Hills by 8 goals to nil on January 14 while East Jaintia Hills had defeated West Jaintia Hills by 7 goals to nil on January 12, 2024.
Meghalaya Games 2024 was officially inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu in the presence of Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma and other dignitaries on Monday evening.
The highly anticipated Badminton games commenced on Monday at the Tura Indoor Hall in Hawakhana, treating spectators to a display of exceptional skills and talents from players representing various districts.
The two matches took place at the astro turf stadium at Chandmari on Monday, where Ri Bhoi put in another commanding performance defeating EJH by 3 goals to nil while the second match saw WGH decimate SGH, scoring 7 past them.
The early morning match, that began at 8 AM, saw both teams putting on fierce competition but Ri-Bhoi managed to break through the defence of West Jaintia Hills after initial resistance.
From the get go, East Khasi Hills completely dominated the game. Their offence, passes, technical superiority and accuracy had no defence from South West Garo Hills. It seemed, they were scoring at will.
Officials of Meghalaya State Olympic Association (MSOA) and District Administration of West Garo Hills accorded traditional welcome to the last batch of athletes arriving at ISBT, Tura for the Meghalaya Games 2024.
The first half witnessed an even competition, with both West Khasi Hills and South West Khasi Hills managing to find the back of the net, each scoring one goal.
As Tura prepares to welcome President Droupadi Murmu on January 15th afternoon to launch the state games for the first time in Tura, traditional dance troupes have been giving their best at practice here at the P A Sangma Sports Complex Stadium and a full dress rehearsal is taking place on Sunday.
