Sanjeevan lift SR Chess title
Bhubaneswar: Odisha born boy Sanjeevan Nayak scored 8.5 points by the end of ninth round and clinches the champions title of the 1st SR All India FIDE Rating Chess Tournament (below 1600) here on Sunday. Sudip Kumar Nath of West Bengal and Ravindra P of Andhra Pradesh scored 8.5 and eight points and finished second and third respectively. Sanjeevan bagged the trophy along with cash award of Rs1 lakhs. The second and third finishers received Rs60,000 and 40,000 respectively. Altogether 450 players were participated in the three-day-long meet. MlA Priyadarshi Mishra distributed the prizes as the chief guest of the closing ceremony. Among others, former Director General of Police Sarat Chandra Misra, SR Chess Center president Subhasis Patnaik, secretary Satya Ranjan Pattnaik, member Arghya Arpan Parida and Biswajit Ray were presents.
Gateball team selected for National meet
Bhubaneswar: The State level selection and coaching camp concluded at Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday, being organised by Odisha Gateball Association. Total 60 players from 16 districts were participated in the two day long selection camp. The State boys and girls teams selected for the forthcoming National Gateball Tournament to be held at Kalinga Stadium here from December 26 to 28.Earlier on Saturday, ODM School chairman S Minaketan inaugurated the camp. MP Prasan Kumar Patasani, MlA Priyadarshi Mishra, CRPF DIG Trilokanath Khuntia, Duradarshi editor Durga samantary , OGA president Bikash Chandra Patnaik and secretary Md Azam were present in the closing cerimony.
BAA to host Bhubaneswar Volleyball league
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar Athletic Association (BAA) will conduct a volleyball league at Unit - 1 High School Ground here in the first week of December. It is for the first time that such a league at senior level will be organised with an objective of provides a platform to the Volley ball players to showcase their talent.
It is also being proposed to make provision of substantial cash award for the winning teams in the league. The interested sports Clubs and organisations located in Bhubaneswar Municipal area having volleyball team to send their willingness for participation in the league to reach at Kishore Club Unit: 1 on or before 20th November 2014.
After confirming the number of participating teams, the fixture will be drawn on lots in presence of representative of the participating teams in a date to be intimated to all concerned in due time. Further details teams can contact in 9861065198.
Odisha’s 3 bodybuilders selected for World meet
Bhubaneswar: Three body builders of the State got selected for the forthcoming World Bodybuilding Championship to be held at Mumbai this year. Altogether seven bodybuilders of the State were participated in the National Bodybuilding selection trail camp at Baroda in Gujarat on Sunday. Anil Gochhikar (70kg), Pankaj Pratihari (65kg) and Satyajit Pratihari (90kg+) are three Odisha bodybuilder conformed their bearth for the world meet.
2 Odia girls in National football team
Bhubaneswar: Two Odia girls got selected in the final 20 players list for the upcoming SAFF Women’s Championship has been drawn by Head Coach Tarun Roy, and the contingent is slated to leave for Isalamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday. Midfielder Supriya Rourtary of Odisha and defender Suprava Samal of Jharkhand Railway are in the national team. India will play their first match on Nov 13.Eight countries namely India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives and Sri lanka will be taking part in the tournament inhabited by SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) members only.
India are the reigning champions of the tournament having won the coveted crown twice in 2010 and 2012. This is the third edition of the SAFF Championship. The 20-member Squad: Goalkeepers; Okram Roshni Devi, Anjana Saikia, Elangbam Panthoi Chanu, Defenders: loitongbam Ashalata Devi, Suprava Samal, Gurumayum Radharani Devi, Sumitra Marandi, Thokchom Umapati Devi, lako Phuti Bhutia, Midfielders; Yumnam Kamala Devi, Yumlembam Premi Devi, Supriya Routray, Nameirakpam Montesori Chanu, Oinam Bembem Devi, Moirangathem Mandakni Devi, Manpreet Kaur, Indumathi Kathiresan, Forwards; Irom Prameshwori Devi, Ngangom Bala Devi, Jyoti Ann Burrett, Tarun Roy (coach).