TENNIS STAR CHINMAY’S CAREER IN CROSS ROAD
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s number one tennis star Chinmay Pradhan’s career in cross road after achieving national ranking 47 in senior men now struggling to make the improvement in ranking. If you want to make a mark in the international tennis arena you have to play at least 50 to 60 ITF matches in a year continuously for three years. In India hardly you will get a chance to play only six or seven matches, said Chinmay Pradhan in a Press Meet here on Friday. “To achieve the goal you need 60 lakhs per year this is the travelling expenses only. As individual the amount is very big I need the support of State Government and corporate houses. In last one decade with my constant and continuous effort I have reached the top place in my State now I am thinking how to continue my sporting career,” added Chinmay. “If the top player of our State thinking whether he can prolong his sporting career or not then it would give a wrong signal to the all junior players,” said coach Santosh Mallick.
CARROM WORlD CHAMPION GETS ROUSING WElCOME
Bhubaneswar: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) staff V Akash got a rousing welcome here on Friday after his return from the 4th World Carrom Championship held at Maldives from September 13 to 17.
Akash bagged second runners-up title in the singles event, champion trophy in doubles event and another bagged the champion trophy in team event. In the doubles final, Akash and his partner Srinivas defeated their Indian counterparts by 25-13, 25-8.
In the team event, Akash, Md Gufran and K Srinivash defeated defending champion Sri lanka by 3-0 and claimed the title. A eight member national team including four girls were participated in the tournament. It’s great felling, I personally thanks to my family, friends, State association and my employer without their support I cannot achieve this. Today I have ranked world number three. When I have started carom never thought to reach such height, but after joining RBI I got lot of support, said V Akash. In my future assignments I would participate in the Senior National Carrom Championship to be held at Muradabad in Uttar Pradesh from November 24 to 29 and All India RBI Sports Meet to be held at Bangalore from November 13 to 21, added Akash.Akash the eldest son of V Sadashiv Rao and V Varalaxmi is the first Odisha player who participated in the world championship.
UNIT-6 WINS IN GATI KRUSHNA DIV-A FOOTBAll
Bhubaneswar: A double goals haul by Bijay Das of Unit-6 Athletic Association powered the team to beat Paramount Sporting by 3-0 goals in the 11th Gati Krushna Memorial Div-A Football league at Unit-1 High School Play Ground here on Friday. Dominating from the beginning, Unit-6 got the lead through the goal by Bijay in the second minute. After the change of sides, Antarjami Nayak doubles the lead in the 61 minutes. Bijay netted the final goal in the 71st minute. Sudip Das, Chandrakanta Barik, Pradipta Kumar Nayak and Susanta Kumar Mishra were officiated the match. In the league match on Saturday, Director of Sports would meet Commisionerate Police.
ODISHA POWERlIFTER BAG 2 SIlVER, BRONZE
Bhubaneswar: Odisha powerlifters bagged two silver, one bronze and total of three medals in the un-equipment event of the National Powerlifting Championship at Goa. In the men event, 66 kg category, Pradip Kumar Patra lifted 182.5 kg in squad, 115 kg beanch presses, 235 kg deadlift and total of 532.5 kg and received the silver medal. Similarly, in 105kg Sanjay Kumar Nayak lifted 230kg in squad, 172.5 kg in bench press, 286kg in deadlift and total of 688.5 kg and received the silver medal. In the women event, 63kg category, Priyadarshini Bisoe received bronze medal by lifting 125 kg in squad, 50 kg in bench press, 135kg in deadlift and total of 310 kg. The equipment event began on Friday and the meet would concluded on September 21.