Valena hopes medal in Asian meet
Bhubaneswar: In my first appearance in the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China I lost the chance due to injury. In coming Asian Games at Incheon, South Korea I am expecting a medal for my country, said Valena Valentina, who arrived her on Saturday. In the recently concluded South Asian Karate Championship at Delhi, Odisha’s karate queen once again proved her metal in the international arena by claiming gold medal. Valena Valentina defeated Tamang Bimala of Nepal in the final round of women kata event and bagged the gold medal. Earlier, she edged out Sri lankan karateka Madhu Shaki Trimokha in the semifinal. In her first round she pipped Ahasan Ishat of Bangladesh. Karate Association of India (KAI) is all set to organise a national level camp for the probables team. This time the camp would be conducted by overseas coaches. I am hopeful that I would take part in kata and kumite events, added Valena.
KISS student Ranjit in National Archery team
Bhubaneswar: Kalinga Institute of Social Science (KISS) student Ranjit Nayak has been selected in the national junior team to participate in the 2nd Asian Grand Pix Tournament to be held Taiwan, Chinese Taipei from August 10 to 15. Ranjit got selected on the basis of his performance in the 4th National Ranking Archery Tournament at SAAP Sports Complex in Hyderabad. Ranjit Naik would participate in recurve event .
Sports Hostel, Azadhind win in FAO league
Bhubaneswar: Sports Hostel and Azadhind Club defeated State Bank of India and JBCC respectively in the league round matches of the FAO 1st Division Football league at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Saturday. Sports Hostel defeated SBI by 3-0 goals. The goal scorers for Sports Hostel were Subash Pradhan one goal at 37th minutes and Pankaj Minz two goals at 45th and 49th minutes. In another match, Azadhind Club edged out JBCC by 4-2 goals. The goal scorer for Azadhind Club were Sk. Abdul Kadim one goal at 9 mins ,Chandra Sekhra Behera two goals at 23 & 52 mins and Prakash Nayak one goals at 72 mins and the goal scorer for JBCC was Ram Kishan Oram two goals at 22 & 78 mins.The officials who conducted the matches were PK Pal, Bhim Chetri, Subrat Purohit, Sudeep Das, Sekhawat Khan and Jiban Jyoti Nayak as referee. Sports Authority of India (SAI) Cuttack center and Jobra Durga Club would meet Azadhind Club and Western Mahaveer Club in the league round matches respectively on Sunday.