First ever Paralympic Games on August 23
Kohima, August 20 (MExN): The Nagaland Olympic Association (NOA) has received 1894 total participants from 16 districts registered for the Games. Out of which 1615 are athletes and 279 are team managers and coaches.
NOA Media Team in a press release informed that the Nagaland Olympic & Paralympic Games 2022 kicked off with Football on August 17 at IG Stadium, Kohima. 344 football participants from 15 districts are at present in the Games Village Meriema.
The rest of the sports will start from August 22 to 27.
Nagaland will witness its first ever officially Paralympic Games on August 23 at Vidhya Bhawan Higher Secondary School, Nagarjan, Dimapur. The sports will consist of Para-Bocce, Para-Judo and Para-Shotput. It will be a one-day event. A total of 65 para-athletes, organisers and officials will be part of the games.
There are three venues for the other sports starting from August 22; Longleng (badminton), Dimapur (Lawn Tennis & Shooting Sports), and Kohima (Archery, Athletics, Boxing, Basketball, Football, Table Tennis, and Taekwondo & Wushu.)
A total of 48 Officials will join the contingents of each district as Chef de Mission, Deputy Chef de Mission and District Team Manager and 200 qualified Technical Officials along with 100 volunteers will be involved in the Games.
In total the Nagaland Olympic & Paralympic Games will involve a total of more than 2800 athletes, officials, organizers, performers, crew.
There will be seven trophies for the Games: Team Championship Winners; Team Championships Runner-Up; Team Championships 2nd Runner-Up; Spirit of Olympics Awar; Olympic Fair Play Trophy; Outstanding Sportsman; and Outstanding Sportswoman.
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