Nongpoh, October 22: The Meghalaya Pencak Silat Association has begun intensive training for three athletes from the state who will represent India at the 6th Junior and 21st Senior World Pencak Silat Championship 2026 (Men and Women), scheduled to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from December 5 to 12, 2026.
The training is being conducted at Umling Playground by two coaches from Nagaland, Ekbin Kumar and John Kumar, who have been assigned to train the athletes in Pencak Silat.
The three athletes representing India from Meghalaya are Rimchi Sangma, Philip Khymdeit and Tobias Klein.
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To encourage the athletes and support their preparations, Meghalaya Pencak Silat Association President Dipshon Ryntathiang and General Secretary Thomas Rangthaluh visited them on Thursday. They urged the athletes to further improve their skills and strive to bring honour and recognition to the state and the country.
Umling village headman Commend Wahlang, village secretary Bining Lapang and the two coaches from Nagaland were also present on the occasion.
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