Assam were the overall champions in the shooting events at the 2nd North East Olympic Games 2022, claiming 11 out of the 18 gold medals on offer.
The shooting events, which were held at the Assam Regimental Centre’s indoor and outdoor shooting ranges, concluded today.
Besides their 11 gold medals, Assam also took four silver and four bronze medals. Manipur finished as the runners-up with four gold, eight silver and five bronze, in front of Meghalaya, who won three gold, four silver and five bronze.
Mizoram earned two silver and four bronze, while Arunachal finished with no medals from this particular discipline. Sikkim, Tripura and Nagaland did not participate.
Each contingent sent 16 shooters, except for Arunachal, which fielded 11.
The hosts’ three gold medals were won by Dennyson Kyrsian in the 50m Rifle Prone Men’s Individual category; Kyrsian, Banrilang Bleine and Rajdeep Ghosh in the 50m Rifle Prone Men’s Team event; and Anjali Singh, Veronica Buhroy and Amalisha N. Sangma in the 50m Rifle Prone Women’s Team Championship.
