10-member athletic team leave for national meet
Bhubaneswar: A-10 member Odisha athletic team left here on Thursday to participate in the 10th National Youth Athletic Championship-2013 to be held at Guntur in Andhra Pradesh from May 18 to 20.
The State team consisting of six girls and three boys athletes will join the two-day long meet. Prabodha Kumar Mohanty accompanied the team as manager-cum-coach. Team members: Duttee Chand (national camp), Rajeswari Bhoi (sundargarh), Jogendra Tiria (Mayurbhanj), Prabhat Tirkey, Subhas Xess (both Cuttack),Susama Toppo, latika Basara, Damayanti Murmu, Sekunta Kulu (all Bhubaneswar) and Prabodha Kumar Mohanty (manager-cum-coach).
Pirates bag Friends Memorial Cricket title
Bhubaneswar: Pirates defeated Sai-XI in the final bout and emerged champion of the two-day-long Friends Memorial Cricket Tournament, which concluded at Sahid Sporting Ground here on Wednesday, being organised by in memory of Dipak Jena, Jagan Panda and Bhimsen Pradhan. Altogether 16 teams participated in the meet was inaugurated by corporater Amaresh Jena. The champion meet bagged the trophy along with cash prize of Rs 10,000 and the runners-up took home Rs 6,000. In the individual category, Rasmi, Puaa, Sonu and Bulu received the best batsman, bowler, fielder, wicketkeeper and man of the final awards respectively and got Rs 500 each.Pirates win Friends Memorial Cricket