Around 500 karatekas from 70 schools and six colleges will take part over the course of the three-day event.

Meghalaya a•dokni Sports & Youth Affairs department, Meghalaya State Olympic Association (MSOA) baksa nangrime ‘Lead Program’-ko a•bachengataha aro ia program-ni ning•o international level baksana Olympics-rango susapana man•na gita saksku kal•susagiparangko training-na seokaha ine Mongolbar salo, a•dokni Sports Minister Shakliar Warjri parakataha.

Meghalaya Sports minister Shakliar Warjri on Tuesday informed that the sports department along with the Meghalaya State Olympic Association (MSOA) launched the “Lead Programme,” for which nine athletes from the state has been selected for training to compete at the international level and the Olympics.