3 Hockey Academy cadets selected for National Camp
Rourkela: Three cadets of SAIl Hockey Academy have made it to the second round of National level Selection Camp being organised by Hockey India in New Delhi from July 23 to August 18. The camp is being organised for selecting players to represent India at the Junior Hockey World Cup-2016 as well as other international events. The cadets of the academy who have brought laurels to the steel city are Anand lakra, Subodh Tirkey and Janma Majhi. They have been selected to participate in the 2nd round of the National camp based on their performance at the Junior National Hockey Championship as well as first round training camp. SAIl Hockey Academy has been playing a defining role in identifying talents and shaping their skills to make them represent the national team in International competitions. The Academy is proud to have groomed many cadets who represented the country. Birendra lakra, another world class defender of SAIl Hockey Academy who had played for India in the london Olympics is now representing the country in the ongoing Commonwealth Games being held at Glasgow, United Kingdom. Under the tutelage of R K Saini, National Institute of Sports qualified coach and Peter Tirkey, an International level Hockey player, the cadets are receiving the best possible training to bring glory to not only Rourkela or SAIl but the entire country.
Independent club wins in fao football league
Bhubaneswar: Independent Club defeated Mangala Club by 1-0 goal in the super league round match of the FAO Football league at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Wednesday. After the barren first half, Nelson of the wining team scored the all important goal in the 67 minute. In another match, Chand Club got a walk over from Odisha Police. The officials who conducted the match were Durga Madhav Naik, Nabin Naik, Bhanu Bauri and PK Pal as referees.
SainikSchoolshines in inter-State tourney
Bhubaneswar: The Sainik School, Bhubaneswar was declared as the over-all runners up in the Central Zone Inter-State Sainik Schools Sports and Co-curricular Championship held at the Sainik School, Nalanda in Bihar from July 11 to 15. Over 360 cadets of Sainik Schools across the eastern States participated in the championship. Besides, the school was adjudged as the winner of cultural competitions based on State culture and traditions. School principal GP Capt KC Taneja redistributed the medals, cups and shields to the cadets at a function held at the school premises in the presence of 600 cadets, staffs and guests. The cadets expressed their gratitude to Registrar lt Col Ajay Gupta, sports coordinator AK Mukherjee and all coaches for their achievement.