Kamalika, Jadananda are Miss, Mr East India
Rourkela: The 11th Mr East India and fourth Miss East India (Fitness) competition was organised by the Odisha Body Building and Fitness Association here on Saturday. In above 5’2” women category while Kamalika Mukherjee (West Bengal) was adjudged champion Subhra Mandal (West Bengal) and Wank Khem Jamuna (Manipur) bagged second and third positions respectively. In below 5’2” women category Nabanita Basu (West Bengal), Akham Dyna Devi (Manipur) and Nabanita Basu (West Bengal) secured first, second and third respectively while in 55kg men category Ashis De (Jharkhand), S Nauda (Manipur) and RK Johnson (Manipur) got first, second and third positions. In 60kg category Sumit Roy (West Bengal), Md Mutibar Rahaman (Manipur) and S Siroi Mutai (Manipur) declared first, second and third respectively while in 65 kg category KH Durndra and M Thoiba of Manipur secured first, second and third positions and Soubhagya Barik of Odisha secured third positions. In 70kg category Rabin Singh (Bihar), Somanath Chakraborty (Jharkhand) and loyd Hazarika (Sikkim) secured first, second and third positions respectively. At the end of all rounds while Kamalika Mukherjee declared as Miss East India, AJ Jadananda of Manipur was conferred with Mr East India Title and both of them awarded title and a cash award of Rs 5,000 each. The competition was supported by Chandra Sekhar Sports Organisation, Rourkela and Rourkela Physi Association. Transport Minister Subrat Tarai, Rourkela ADM RN Mishra, Rourkela Municipality Executive officer DP Mohapatra were present on the occasion.
Asutosh bags State Junior Snooker title
Bhubaneswar : Junior national champion Asutosh Padhy emerged champion by defeating Rumit Gupta 3-1in the final of the State Junior Snooker Championship at Cue Sports Academy here on Sunday. He also claimed the junior and sub-junior billiards titles. Earlier in the semifinals, Padhy edged out Nischay Mishra 3-0 and Gupta pipped Devi Prasad by 3-0.Results: Final: Asutosh Padhy bt Rumit Gupta 3-1, Semifinals; Asutosh Padhy bt Nischay Mishra 3-0(90-34, 79-14, 68-44), Rumit Gupta bt Devi Prasad Sahoo 3-0(49-32, 50-40, 47-31). Sudipta Dash bt Saurabh Nayak 2-1(55-34, 52-59, 64-36), Mayank Motwani bt Sudesh Pradhan 2-0(56-45, 50-40), Rohan Patnaik bt Srikant Patra 2-0(47-42, 77-52), Goutam Dash bt Sunil Patra W/O, Asutosh Padhy bt Mayank Motwani 2-0(78-9, 68-48), Devi P Sahoo bt S Dash 2-0(82-37, 65-12), Rumit Gupta bt Rohan Pattnaik 2-0(52-23, 58-21), Nischay Mishra bt Goutam Dash 2-0(59-03, 63-56).
Odisha emerge champion in Rowing meet
Bhubaneswar : Odisha bagged three gold and one bronze medals, emerged overall champion in the National Junior Rowing Championship, which concluded at Runki in Uttarakhand on Sunday. Manuja Xaxa, Sanjukata Dung Dung, Pracila Buxla and Manisha Kispota won gold medal in the cox-less four 1000 meter event. Similarly, In cox-less pair event gold claimed by Manjula Xaxa and Sanjukata Dung Dung. The third gold for Odisha won by N Monika Devi and Asmita Kujur in the double sequel 1000 meter event. Bikash Pati grabbed the bronze medal in the single sequel boys event. Six girls and three boys from Odisha accompanied by coach Jose Jacob participated in the seven-day-long meet.
Odisha enters football quarterfinal league
Bhubaneswar : A-eight-goals haul by Maneka Mallick of Odisha powered the team to thrash Uttarakhand by 22-0 goals and entered the quarterfinal league round of the Junior National Girls Football Championship at SAI Ground on Sunday. Sinulata Sahoo opened the floodgate in the third minute of play and she scored her second individual goal in 33rd minute. Maneka dominated the show, she scored in the 15,45,65,67,69,70,72 and 76 minutes. She was well supported by Pyari Xaxa who scored six goals in the 19,27,34,43,51 and 78 minutes. Hema Xaxa and Jabamani Tudu scored two goals each. Anima Malik and Swarna Priya scored a goal each. In other league matches of the day, Meghalaya beat Himachal Pradeshby 8-0 goals, Jharkhand beat Punjab by 14-0 (SAI Ground), Manipur beat Tripura 3-0,Haryana beat Rajasthan 17-0,Nagaland beat Arunachal Pradesh by 6-0 (Barabati Stadium), Kerala beat Gujarat by 11-0, Delhi and Chattisgarh 2-2 draw (Police ground).
Srimoy, Dharmendra, lakhi win CII Golf Cup
Bhubaneswar : Srimoy Kar bagged back-to-back titles within a week when he emerged overall champion in the CII Invitation Golf Cup here at the Bhubaneswar Gulf Club course on Saturday. Despite a costly miss on the last hole, Srimoy, who claimed his earlier title in the Commander’s Cup Tournament five days ago, finished with a creditable 37 points. Altogether 40 golfers, including five women, participated in the 18-hole stable ford tournament. Srikant Pradhan bagged the overall best gross prize, while Dharmendra Mishra and lakhi Swain emerged winners in 19 to 24 handicap and women\\’ categories respectively. The team title went to Orissa Stevedores limited. Ollywood actress Archita Sahu handed over the prizes at the closing function.
Results: Overall champion: Srimoy Kar (37 points). Overall best gross: Srikant Pradhan (20 points). 0-18 handicap: P K Jena (Runner-up, 32 points). 19-24 handicap: Dharmendra Mishra (Winner, 31 points), Dr O B Krishna (Runner-up, 29 points*). ladies: lakhi Swain (Winner, 37 points). longest drive: Dalbir Singh (211 yards). Straightest drive: Santosh Mohapatra (5’ 9’’). Nearest to pin: Srikant Pradhan (11’ 9’’). Team championship: Orissa Stevedores limited (Winners, 54 points), Mahanadi Coalfields limited Rs A\\’ (Runners-up, 53 points).
State postal team leave for national meet
Bhubaneswar : State postal team left from here on Sunday to participate in the All India Postal Sports Compitation schedule to held at Ranchi From November 26 to 29. The players would participate in the weightlifting and bodybuilding events in the three-day-long meet. Janmajay Mohanty would be the strong contender for the third consecutive year Daka Shree title. He will proceed on Monday for the meet. Samir Sathua (65kg), Janmajaya Mohanty (85kg),Ajaya Mohapatra (90kg) and Sangram Patnaik (95kg) to join in the bodybuilding event. Similarly, Malaya Ranjan Pati, Biswajit Pratihari and Nursingha K Sethi got selected for weightlifting event. Shyamsundar Patra accompany the team as coach-cum-manager.