Shillong, Sept 14: Meghalaya’s top senior athletes will converge at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) centre on the NEHU Shillong campus as the Meghalaya State Senior Athletics Championship 2026 gets underway on Monday.
Organised by the Meghalaya Athletics Association (MAA) with support from the Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, the three-day championship will continue until Wednesday and feature 50 scheduled event entries across 18 track and field event types, covering sprints, middle- and long-distance races, race walking, jumps, throws, relays and the half marathon.
The programme includes the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 10,000m, and 10,000m Race Walk, along with the long jump, high jump and triple jump. Field athletes will also compete in the javelin (800g), discus (2kg), shot put (7.26kg) and hammer throw (7.26kg). The relay programme comprises the 4x100m, 4x400m and 4x400m mixed relay, while the half marathon completes the championship schedule.
Each affiliated district unit of the MAA has been permitted to enter a maximum of two athletes in each event, with no reserves allowed except in the relay events, where two reserves can be named. Each district unit is restricted to a maximum of 32 athletes, comprising 16 men and 16 women.
The opening ceremony is scheduled for 2pm on Monday, with the newly appointed Director of Sports and Youth Affairs, Alertson Nongbri, attending as chief guest. Deputy Director of Sports and Youth Affairs PB War Nongbri will be the guest of honour.
With athletes from affiliated district units competing across a broad range of disciplines, the championship will provide a platform for Meghalaya’s senior athletes to test themselves at the state level and vie for honours across the different events.
