DPS, Sainik School win in Inter-School Football
Bhubaneswar: Delhi Public School (DPS) Kalinga and Sainik School defeated St Joseph High School and DAV Unit-8 respectively in the league round matches of the 25th Kalinga Marine-Bibekananda Memorial Inter-School Football Tournament at Unit-VI Govt Boys’ High School Ground here on Wednesday. In the one-sided group-F league match, Dhyanedra Bhanja Deo of DPS netted four goals and the team defeated St Joseph by 6-0 goals. Bhanja Deo scored in the 18th,35th,40th and 47th minutes respectively and bagged the man of the match award. Ashroj Ahamad and Ashutosha Padhi netted a goal each 12th and 14th minutes respectively. In another one-sided group-G league match, Dulav Tudu netted double goals in the 21st and 32nd minutes and powered the Sainik School to beat DAV Unit-8 by 3-0 goals. DD Rout of winning team netted another goal in the 42nd minute. For double goals Dulav received the man of the match award.
Saroj Maharana, Rajendra Barik, Durga Acharya and Basant Sahu conducted the match as referrers. Govt Boys High School Unit-6, DAV Pokhariput would meet Govt Boys High School IRC Village and Aurobindo School Khandagiri respectively on Thursday.
Biju Patnaik award trophy gets new look
Bhubaneswar: Sports and Youth Services Department’s Biju Patnaik award for outstanding performance in promotion of sports and games trophy would get a new look. On the accession of sportsday on August 29 the department would felicitate 13 sportsperson with new trophies in different categories for the period of 2009 to 2013. BK Art College sculptor department 1997 batch student Saroj Kumar Bhanja made the new trophy for the department. The gold plated 10 inch trophy symbolized as a perfect sports award trophy as it was embalmed with a running athlete figure on it. Regarding the cost of the trophy, Saroj said it is a creative work so it should not be compared with money. The trophy is a memory for the recipient. Biju Patnaik sports award is the highest honour of State Government conferred on distinguished Sports Persons/Coaches/Sports Journalists of the State.
Pratap to join Asian Hockey Federation meet
Bhubaneswar: Pratap Satpathy, general secretary, Hockey Odisha and vice-president, Hockey India has been nominated as Hockey India representative to attend Asian Hockey Federation meeting to be held at Kuala lumpur, Malaysia from August 30 to September 1. He would leave for Malaysia on August 29 to attend the meeting at Kuala lumpur from. As per the secretary general of Hockey India, Pratap Satpathy’s presence at Asian Hockey Federation meeting is essential, informed Cdr.R.K.Srivastava, VSM, Executive Director, Hockey India.
Kalinga Sporting win in Gati Krushna Football
Bhubaneswar: Racing from the back Kalinga Sporting edged out Tiger Youth Club by 2-1 in the group-A league match of the 11th Gati Krushna Memorial Div-B Football league at Unit-1 High School Play Ground here on Wednesday. Tiger Youth Club got the lead in the 14th minute by goal of Dillip Kumar Singh. In the 21st minute Anurag Bhengra of Kalinga Sporting scored the equaliser and his-mate Biplab Dehuri nailed the final goal in the 26th minute. Pradipta Nayak, Sudipta Dash, Manoj Soren and Susanta Kumar Mishra were conducted the match as official. Ekamra Sporting Club would meet Gandhi Institute in the group-C league match on Thursday.