Shillong, Oct. 25 -- Meghalaya put up a sterling performance to take second place in the female events at the KIO North East Zone Karate Championship 2026.
The hosts won 17 gold, 17 silver and 46 bronze medals (80 in total) in the female category, placing them second behind champions Assam (31G, 32S, 47B), which concluded here on Saturday.
The Meghalaya men and boys did admirably well to finish third in their division, with 14 gold, 14 silver and 42 bronze (70 in total), behind champions Assam (37G, 38S, 61B) and second-placed Arunachal Pradesh (20G, 15S, 17B).
It was these three states that were in the running for the majority of medals and there was a great competitive spirit among the hundreds of karatekas from the seven participating...