NE Games: Manipur finish at top

Shillong: Manipur today ended at the top of medal`s tally followed by Assam and host Meghalaya at the end

of North East Games at J N Sports Complex here. Manipur bagged 39 gold, 22 silver and 36 bronze after four days of competition in 10 disciplines. Placed second, Assam won 29 gold, 37 silver and 25 bronze while hosts Meghalaya bagged 23 gold, 14 silver and 26 bronze to finish at third. Tripura bagged 18 gold, Mizoram and Sikkim eight gold, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh five gold each. In today`s 5000-metre run, Benningstar Lyngkhoi of Meghalaya won gold with a timing of 15 minute 20.3seconds. Biplab Roy of Tripura bagged the silver completing the distance in 16 minute 34.9 seconds. Thondy Chang of Nagaland bagged the bronze in the event. In football final, Nagaland beat Mizoram 5-4 in the tie-breaker. Manipur got the bronze after defeating Meghalaya in third place play-off. In men`s basketball, Assam defeated Mizoram (75?60) and in women`s category, Meghalaya got the gold, Sikkim silver and Tripura bronze. In boxing, hosts Meghalaya romped home with gold while Manipur bagged the silver. In women`s category, Manipur and Mizoram bagged the gold and silver respectively. PTI