Paramount win in Gati Krushna Football
Bhubaneswar: Paramonut Sporting defeated Bajrangabali Club by 2-1 goals in the league round match of the 11th Gati Krushna Memorial Div-A Football league at Unit-1 High School Play Ground here on Sunday. Paramount got the lead in the 18th minute through the goal by Apple Dash. After the lemon breaks, A Murmu of the Bajrangabali scored the equaliser in the 47th minute. Anil Sasmal of the winning team nailed the final goal in the 76th minute. Sibasankar Behera, Pradeep Kumar Nayak, Sudipta Dash and Deepak Kumar Panigrahi were officiated the match as referees. In the league round match on Monday, AG Recreation Club would meet Friends and Friends Club .
Odisha bag 23 gold in East Zone Athletic meet
Bhubaneswar: On the final day, Odisha bagged 12 gold, 11 silver and seven bronze medals in the two-day-long of the 26th East Zone Junior Athletic Meet, which concluded at NS NIS Eastern Center ground, Kolkatta on Sunday. West Bengal team declared champions with 699 points, Jarkhand team secured 397 points and Odisha team secured 391 points. Odisha gathered total 23 gold, 19 silver, 12 bronze and total of 54 medals in the east zone meet. Results: Gold; Chinmay Jena (boys-20, javelin), Samsad Ara Begum (girls-20, 5000 meter, both Cuttack), Rajeswari Bhoi (girls-20, heptathlon), Salmi Kispotta (girls-16, discus, both Sundargarh), Biswaranjan Mohanty (boys-14, 100 meter), Jyosna Sabar (girls-14, 100 meter), Tapati Sahoo (girls-16, 100 meter), Jasmi Kisku (girls-18, Heptathlon), Sekunta Kullu (girls-18, 100 meter), latika Basra (girls-18, triple jump), Damayanti Murmu (girls-20, Javelin, all Bhubaneswar), Krishna Munda, Manki Sundhi, Satyabrata Behera, Binkas Barwa (boys-16, medlay relay).
Silver: Suresh Behera (boys-14, high jump, Puri), Sukdeb Mohanty (boys-18, triple jump), Raibari Tiria (girls-16, pentathlon, both Bhubaneswar), Nelson Tete (boys-18, 100 meter), Kishore Kumar Jena (boys-20, javelin, Subhasree Bhuyan (girls-18, triple jump, all Cuttack), Purnima Hembram (girls-18, shotout, Mayurbhanj), Sangita Tirkey (girls-20, javelin, Sundargarh), Rajit Kumar Mohanty (boys-20, shotput, KIITS), laita Basra, Sekunta Kullu, Saraswati Chattar, Remma Mohanty (girls-18, medlay relay), Rajeswari Bhoi, Surasmita Bagar, Mitali Mallik, Sushita Kisan (girls-20, 4X100 meter relay), Bronze: Dipak lakra (boys-14,100 meter, Phulbani), Sukdeb Mohanty (boys-18, 110 meter hurdles), Sabita Hembram (girls-14, 100 meter, both Bhubaneswar), Shweta Patel (girls-20, discus, Rourkela), Ankita lakra (girls-18, javelin), Sushita Kisan (girls-20, heptathlon, both Sundargarh), Tapati Sahoo, Sanjukta Mallik, Puspa Rani Jena, Monika Barwa (girls-16, medlay relay).
OOA officials elected uncontested
Bhubaneswar: Jagmohan Patnaik of Kalahandi District Athletic Association and Asirbad Behera of Cuttack District Athletic Association reelected as Odisha Olympic Association (OOA) president and secretary respectively for next four years on the Annual General Meeting-2014 and Election of the Office Bearers of Odisha Athletic held at Meeting Hall (Horse Gate) of Odisha Olympic Association, Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday. The election officer Rasmi Ranjan Samantray declared the result of election of office bearers as all the candidates are elected uncontested. Manoranjan Mohanty (Bhubaneswar Athletic Association), Nalini Kumar Das (Dhenkanal District Athletic Association), Janardan Dash (Keonjhar District Athletic Association), Pruthviraj Patnaik (Deogarh District Athletic Association), Dulal Chandra Pradhan (Sambalpur District Athletic Association), Sd Akmal Ali (Kendrapada District Athletic Association), Manoj Kumar Gantayat (Rayagada District Athletic Association) and Durga Madhab Naik (Sundargard District Athletic Association) were elected as vice-president. Kalinga Mohapatra (Balasore District Athletic Association), Rabi Nayak (Koraput District Athletic Association) and Nailamani Rout (Angul District Athletic Association) were elected as joint secretary. Bibhuti Bhusan Panda of Bolangir District Athletic Association and Rabi Sankar Pratihari of Puri Distrct Athletic Association elected as assistant secretary and treasure respectively.
Rajgangpur lift Rourkela Football trophy
Rourkela: Rajgangpur emerged champion by defeating Banposh by 1-0 goal in the final of the Rourkela Football league, which concluded at Ispat Stadium in Rourkela on Sunday, being organised by Koel Club in association with Rourkela Sports Association. After the barren first half, Suresh Kujur nailed the winning goal in the 68th minute. The champion team bagged the trophy along with cash award of Rs 10,000 and the runners-up team richer by Rs 8,000. Tilak Nagar and OSAP were the losing semifinalists received Rs 3,000 each. On the occasion the Koel Club felicitated coach Panchanan Gantayat and national referee Bhaskar Nanda. Banposh team goakeeper Prem Kishan was adjudged as best player, Meenamandali, Sector-7 team was adjudged as best discipline team. IGP, Rourkela, B.P.Pandey, VP, Adhinuk Mettaliks and S.C.Samal, Commandant, OSAP, 4th Battalion graced the occasion as distinguished guests in presence of Koel Club President Jiten Mohanty and RSA President Mihir Ray. Koel Club officials Dilip Mohanty and Prasant Das and RSA officials Bhaskar Nanda, Pratap Padhi were also present. Bhanu Bauri, Rajesh Bhuyia,PK Jena, Keshab Chandra Pradhan and KC Dhal were officiated the final match.
Birsa Munda win Nehru Cup Hockey trophies
Rourkela: local favorite Birsa Munda Vidyapitha , Rourkela lifted trophies in all three categories of State level Nehru Cup Hockey Championship-2014 held at Panposh Sports Hostel Ground in Rourkela on Sunday. While Birsa Munda defeated KISS, Bhubaneswar by 10-0 goals in Junior Girls (U-17) category, defeated Town High School, Sundargarh by 5-0 goals in Sub-Junior Boys (U-15) and by 5-2 goals to the Rourkela Town High School, Sundargarh in Junior Boys (U-17) category. The umpires of final matches were Florencia Ekka, Bernard lakra, Peter Soreng, Rajen Ekka and Joanes Kerketta. William Xalxo, Olympian and AB Das, Asst. Director, Sports, Govt. of Odisha graced the occasion and distributed the trophies as chief guest and guest of honour respectively.