In 26th Northeast Games in Mizoram, Assam won two gold medals in Men and Women shot put event. For Assam, Tunlai Nurzary won gold medal in women's shot put event by covering s distance of 10.29 metres, while in men's shot put event, Dulu Gogoi bagged the gold medal with a throw covering 11.64 metres. In women's football event, Tripura defeated Assam 1-0 while Mizoram thrashed Meghalaya 6-1. In men's fotball, Tripura beat Arunachal Pradesh 5-1. In semifinal of 48-kg category of women's boxing, S Nengneihat Kom of Manipur defeated Silpa Limbu of Assam. In second semifinal, Rebecca of Mizoram defeated Rosni Busha of Meghalaya.
News On AIR | March 21, 2012 1:57 PM
26th Northeast Games: Assam wins two Gold medals in shot put event