38th National Games in Uttarakhand:
Manipur tops medal tally at the end of competitions on January 31.
Arunachal Pradesh at 10th and Assam at 17th.
In my 20 years experience as sports journalist, I have seen Northeast India churning out innumerable world beaters for the country -- just like the beautiful lotus coming out of muddy waters. How would blogosphere receive the exploits of sportspersons from the seven (now actually eight) sisters?
38th National Games in Uttarakhand 2025:
Two Manipuri weightlifters win gold while representing other states.
Women’s 49kg Category (January 30)
Gold: Gyaneshwari Devi (Chhattisgarh) - total lift of 191 kg (85 kg Snatch, 106 kg Clean & Jerk)
Silver: Sarika (Maharashtra) - total lift of 179 kg
Bronze: Komal Kohar (Haryana) - total lift of 179 kg.
Men’s 61kg Category
Gold: Ch Rishikanta Singh (Services) - total lift of 273 kg (122 kg Snatch, 151 kg Clean & Jerk)
Silver: Sanket Mahadeva Sargar (Maharashtra) - total lift of 259 kg
Bronze: Shubham Tanaji Todkar (Maharashtra) - total lift of 254 kg.
38th National Games in Uttarakhand 2025:
At the end of competitions on January 30, Karnataka accumulated 12 medals (7 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze) and remained at top position.
Manipur was closing in on second place with 11 medals (6 gold, 5 silver) after picking a gold each in wushu and triathlon on Thursday (January 30).
Last edition medal tally topper Maharashtra has so far won the maximum number of medals -- 23 (4 gold, 11 silver, 8 bronze) -- but its lesser number of gold medals kept it at the third spot.
Arunachal Pradesh occupy 11th position with 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze. Assam at 15th place with 1 silver.
38th National Games in Uttarakhand in 2025:
Badminton team event: Men - Group B
Arunachal Pradesh lost to Rajasthan 1-4
Men's Singles 1: Tukum Laa (Arunachal Pradesh) beat Sanskar Saraswat (Rajasthan) 16-21, 23-21, 21-15
Men's Singles 2: Talar Laa (Arunachal Pradesh) lost to Pranay Katta (Rajasthan) 12-21, 10-21
Men's Singles 3: Samuel Tamang (Arunachal Pradesh) lost to Manish Phogat (Rajasthan) 12-21, 9-21
Men's Doubles 1: Choidrup Lobsang/Lobsang Choiden Sherdang (Arunachal Pradesh) lost to Mohammad Amaan/Sanskar Saraswat (Rajasthan) 19-21 15-21
Men's Doubles 2: Talar Laa/Tukum Laa (Arunachal Pradesh) lost to Murli Sharma/Aryan Tyagi (Rajasthan) 18-21 14-21
38th National Games in Uttarakhand in 2025:
Manipur won 3 gold and 2 silver medals in wushu on January 29 at Kanchenjunga Hall, Maharana Pratap Sports College in Dehradun.
The medal winners:
1: Taulo Single Senior – Changquan (Male)
Gold: Mayanglambam Saratchandra Singh (Services Sports Control Board)
Silver: Salam Bichitro Singh (Manipur)
Bronze: Sher Singh Pulami (Delhi)
2: Taulo Single Senior – Nanquan (Male)
Gold: Bonish Yurembam (Manipur)
Silver: Krish Chhetri (Delhi)
Bronze: Devesh Shaw (West Bengal)
3: Taulo Single Senior – Changquan (Female)
Gold: Tongbram Saya Chanu (Manipur)
Silver: Khaidem Panthoi Devi (Manipur)
Bronze: Jyoti Verma (Uttarakhand)
4: Taulo Single Senior – Nanquan (Female)
Gold: Konjengbam Luxmi Devi (Manipur)
Silver: Hanjabam Langlentombi Devi (Manipur)
Bronze: Aprajeeta Mishra (Bihar)