Odisha eves beat Assam in Sub-Jr Hockey
Bhubaneswar: Hockey Odisha registers second consecutive win in the 4th Hockey Sub-Junior National Women Championship 2014 (Division A) at Pune in Maharashtra on Thursday. In another Pool D match, played between Hockey Odisha and Assam, as Hockey Odisha went on to claim their second victory in the championship by defeating Assam with a margin of 18-1 goals. It was in the 9th minute of the match when Priyanka Kujur of Hockey Odisha opened the account for the team supported by other team members, which helped in registering a splendid win for the team. With 6-0 on board by the 29th minute of the match, it was Assam’s Milka Surin who found her way to sneak in a goal in the 31st minute to help Assam open their account and show little signs of challenge, but the goal proved to be their first and the last goal itself as they failed to do any further damage thereafter. Hockey Odisha sliced eleven more goals in the second half of the game and notched up their total to an astounding 18 goals and registering their second win. The top scorers for Hockey Odisha were Elima Minz with four goals to her credit at the top, followed by Sarojini Ekka and Marjana Kujur with three goals each.
Results: Pool D- Hockey Odisha 18 Elima Minz (29, 31, 38 and 45), Sarojini Ekka (22, 25 and 69 min), Marjana Kujur (47, 48 and 62 min), Priyanka Kujur (9 and 60 min), Ashim Kanchan Barla (28 and 51 min), Rashmita Ekka (14 min), Dipti lakra (40 min), Priyanka Ekka (53 min) and Captain Ashmita Barla (54 min) Vs. Assam Hockey 1 Milka Surin (31 min).
SoA summer camp begins
Bhubaneswar: Over 150 young boys and girls, keen to make a mark in the sporting arena, are attending the 10-day summer coaching camp organised by the SOA University which began here on Thursday. The children, to be trained in cricket, basketball, tennis and softball, are provided lodging and boarding by the University in its own campus having newly laid basketball and tennis courts. The University’s sports officer, Ranjan Kumar Pradhan, who was an accomplished basketball player and trained coach, said that the children had come from eight different districts. While Pradhan will be overall in-charge of the camp and impart training in basketball, the cricketers will be trained by former cricketer Priyam Mallick and softball trainees will be looked after by former India international Sunita Verma who is the University’s Assistant Sports Officer. Subrat Nayak will coach the tennis players. The training sessions will be early in the morning and late in the afternoon keeping in view the summer heat, Pradhan said. The camp was inaugurated on Thursday in the presence of University’s Associate professor, Dr. Jyoti Ranjan Das and Director (Public Relations) Paresh Das.
BJEM summer camp concluded
Bhubaneswar: Buxi Jagabandhu English Medium School-II, Satyabhamapur 2nd summer camp concluded on May 16. The 12-day-long camp kick started on May 5. The students were participated in various sports and art activities. The students take active participation in pottery, glass painting, bottle painting, fabric painting, paper craft, tribal art and modern dance. Chief Guest Chairman Gagan Chandra Das distributed the prizes as the chief guest of the closing ceremony in presence of vice chairman Bramha Nanda Das, Principal Khyanika Das. The Students shared their experiences of participation. Prizes were distributed along with colorful cultural shows.