State level Banati meet on March 27
Bhubaneswar: The traditional martial art Banati got the affiliation as sports. The State Banati Association would host a day long State level Banati Championship at Markendeswar Girls High School campus in Puri on March 27. The interested players of different districts can register their names on and before March 15. Fourther details the players can contact State association secretary.
Certificate Course in sports coaching at KIIT
Bhubaneswar: The Sports Authority of India (SAI), through its academic wing NSNIS, Patiala, will conduct a six-week certificate course in Sports Coaching at the KIIT University here beginning from May 14. The authority has approved athletics, basketball, football, hockey and volleyball for certificate course. The final decision for allotment of sports disciplines will be decided on the basis of the numbers of eligible applications. An amount of Rs 15, 250 will be charged per student to meet the boarding, lodging and other miscellaneous expenses. Application forms for the course can be obtained from the KIIT website www.kiit.ac.in or from www.nsnis.org under the link ‘Academics’. Minimum educational qualification for the course is +2 while 1st, 2nd and 3rd position holders in district-level championship of individual and team sports in the concerned discipline or participation in State or University Championship can also apply. The age limit is fixed at 20 to 40 years as on May 14, 2015.
BBSR-B dominates BBSR-A in Kalahandi Cup
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar-B dominated Bhubaneswar-A in the first innings and scored 310 runs by losing eight wickets in the inaugural day of their four-day-long final match of the Kalahandi Cup Senior Inter-Districts Cricket Tournament at Nimpur Ground in Cuttack on Monday. Batting first, Abhay Mallick smashed 84 runs and well supported by Gourav Mohapatra and Dibyajyoti Pradhan scored 54 and 50 runs respectively and BBSR-B scored 310 runs by losing eight wickets at day one stumps. Tukuna Sahoo and Niranjan Behera of BBSR-A scalped four wickets and manage to put little bit breaks to BBSR-B scoring. Nimpur Sports Club: BBSR-B scored 310/8 in 62 overs (Abhay Mallick 84, Gourav Mohapatra 54, Dibyajyoti Pradhan 50, Md. Azhar 48, Sandeep Sethy 27 n.o; Prabir Nayak 25 n.o; Tukuna Sahoo 4/40, Niranjan Behera 4/82) Vs BBSR-A.
ONGC wins Public-Sector Volleyball Tourney
Bhubaneswar: ONGC emerged winner by defeating lIC by 3-0 set in the final of the All India Public Sector Volleyball Tournament, which concluded at S&P Complex, Nalconagar, Angul on March 7, being organised by National Aluminium Company limited (NAlCO). Sanjib Roy, Executive Director(S&P), graced the concluding function as the chief guest and handed over the trophies, in presence of Secretary, Odisha Volleyball Association and others. Altogether eight PSUs viz. Coal India, Oil India, BSNl, ONGC, Neyvalli lignite, BHEl, lIC and Nalco were participated in the three-day tournament, which was organised by S&P Complex, Nalco. Prize giving ceremony was also attended by CR Sahu, AGM(H&A), S Tarai, AGM (Ol&Sports), besides Nalconian-cum-cricketers Debasish Mohanty and Shiv Sundar Das. MR Das, DM(Finance), coordinated the closing ceremony, while CR Choudhury, AM(A)-S&W, proposed a vote of thanks.
Dhamra Port organises Volleyball Tourney
Dhamra : On the occasion of International Women’s Day celebrations various programmes were organised for women of the port township as well as from community in the Dhamra Port premises. A women’s volley tournament was organised in the port ground wherein the Maa Dhamrai Women team, Dhamra won the trophy by defeating Maa Mangala Woman team of Basudevpur. The women volley players, who belonged to different villages in the port periphery have been playing in the district level. Noted social activist linkan Subudhi and former member of State Commission for Women, Namrata Chhadha presented the trophy to the winner team. CEO of Dhamra Port Subrat Tripathy and other senior officials of the company were present on the occasion. A consultation workshop on “Safety Rights of Women” was organised in which over 100 women representatives from various walks of life, including women PRI members, lawyers, teachers, SHG members, company officers and housewives participated. While Namrata Chhadha discussed on various legal provisions and statutory authorities functioning at State as well as district level to protect the fundamental rights of women, linkan Subudhi advised the participants to empower women in their respective locations to protest against any violations on them at the proper forum.
All India rly hockey championship from today
Bhubaneswar: East Coast Railway is all set to host the knock out stages of the 73rd All India Railway Hockey Championship at Kalinga Stadium here from March 10 to 13. This is for the 1st time this prestigious sports event of Railway is being held in Odisha, which would enable the sports loving people of the State to witness a number of International and national hockey players in action. The league stage of this championship was held at Kapurthala, Punjab. The qualifying eight teams will participate in the knockout stage. Central Railway, East Coast Railway, Eastern Railway, Northern Railway, Rail Coach Factory/Kapurthala, South Central Railway, Western Railway and West Central Railway are the eight teams qualified for the knockout rounds. More than 200 players and officials will be coming from different parts of India to participate in the championship. A number of outstanding hockey players including Arjuna Awardees are expected for this event. Elite players like Chinglensana Singh Kangujam, Talwinder Singh, Yuvraj Walmiki, Devindar Sunil Walmiki, Affan Yousuf, Sushant Tirkey, Subodh Tirkey, David Minz, Anup Amarpal Walmiki, Gaganpreet Singh will draw the lime-light in this Championship. In the inaugural match on Tuesday, Western Railway would meet Eastern Railway. The championship would be inaugurated by Rajiv Vishnoi, General Manager of East Coast Railway. Governor of the State Dr. S.C. Jamir would be the chief guest for the final match and closing ceremony.