Dimapur, Nov. 9 (EMN): Nagaland is participating in 17 sports disciplines in the Northeast Olympic Games, scheduled from November 10 to the 16th in Shillong, Meghalaya.
The state is sending 285 strong contingent for the Northeast sporting event, and will take part in archery (30), athletics (35), badminton (14), basketball (30), boxing (16), cycling (12), football (24), golf (two), judo (12), karate (12), lawn tennis (12), shooting (eight), table tennis (10), taekwondo (19), weightlifting (four), wrestling (15), and wushu (11).
The contingent also includes three physiotherapists, four in the media team, and 12 officials.
Nagaland Olympic Association (NOA), in an update, informed that the flag bearers for the team are Tsuchoi T from Noklak district, who received the Outstanding Sportswomen Award at the Nagaland Olympic and Paralympic Games 2022; and Zhokhoto Demo from Phek district, who received the Outstanding Sportsman Award at the Nagaland Olympic and Paralympic Games 2022.