Shillong, Dec 5: The 5th Meghalaya Games, to be held in Tura, is set to be a unique sporting event as it will integrate modern and traditional tribal games. This will be first time that traditional tribal games will be added to the Meghalaya Games.
Informing this, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said on Tuesday that apart from just being games, the traditional sports of Khasi, Jaintia, and Garos will be included so that the youth will go into old tribal sports and be reminded that tribals were always linked to sports.
He said 3000 participants will also be taken to different regions for a visit and have them interact with other youths to get a feel for the region and understand it better.
The chief minister also said that the state government wants to connect the Meghalaya Games with the Fit India programme.
He also reminded that in the last 17 years, Meghalaya Games have only been held in Shillong but now they will be held annually at diffident districts. The next edition of Meghalaya Games, after Tura, will be held in Jowai in West Jaintia Hills.
It is to be mentioned here that although only two editions of Meghalaya Games have taken place, and third one will take place in Tura, next year, the nomenclature for the games goes by 5th Meghalaya Games.
The 5th Meghalaya Games 2024 are scheduled to be held from January 15 to 20, 2024 in Tura, West Garo Hills.
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