DAV, Sainik School enter MCl Cup pre-quarterfinals
Bhubaneswar: DAV Kalinga Nagar and Sainik School entered the pre quarterfinals by registering victory in their league round matches in the MCl Cup Inter School Football Tournament at Unit-6 High School Ground here on Wednesday, being organized by Unit-6 Athletic Association (UAA). Vighnes Kumar and Sri Ram Priyadarshi of DAV Kalinga Nagar scored a goal each in the 26th and 46th minutes respectively and the team edged out Unit-6 High School by 2-0 goals. Jaganath Pradhan gave away the man of the match award to winning team goalkeeper Gobinda Murmu. In another match, Sainik School defeated St Joseph School by 2-0 goals. Raja Kumar Balmiki draw the first blood in the 2nd minutes and his-mate Santosh Kumar Behera nailed the final goal in the 43rd minutes. Senior player Debananda Swain gave away the man of the match award to Pritesh Pradhan of the winning team. Prakash Das, saroj Maharana, Durga Routray, Amit Naik, Sudip Das and Golak Pradhan were conducted the matches as referees. Venkateswar English Medium School would meet Aurobinda Integral School in the league round match on Thursday.
Amrutjay in Super Series Tennis medal race
Bhubaneswar: Second seed local boys Amrutjay Mohanty and Abhishek Mohapatra edged out third seed leston Vaz of Maharashtra and his partner Kartik Saxena of Delhi by 6-1, 7-5 and entered the doubles final of the AITA-OTA Super Series Tennis Tournament for Under-12 for boys and girls at Kalinga Stadium Tennis Complex here on Wednesday, being organised by Odisha Tennis Association (OTA).
Similarly in the girls doubles finalists finalized. Top seed Amrutjay entered the boys single semifinals by defeating K Sriram das of Karnataka by 6-1, 6-3. Amrutjay is the only local boy in the medal race.
Results: Girls U-12 doubles; Semifinals; Vidhi Jani GJ and Aneesha Mukherjee WB (4) bt Shatavisa Ghosh WB and Naisha Srivastava KA (1) 7-5, 6-0. Thanushitha Galiveti and Sanjana Sirimala TS (2) bt Rijul Sidanala and Bhumika Tripathi (MH) 6-2, 6-4. Boys doubles; Semifinals: Anmay Y Devraj and K Sriram (4) KA bt Hasith Gummuluru AP and Akarsh Goankar KA (1) 3-6,6-0,(10-5), Amrutjay Mohanty and Abhishek Mohapatra (2) OD bt leston Vaz MH and Kartik Saxena Dl (3) 6-1, 7-5. U-12 Boys singles; quarterfinals: Amrutjay Mohanty [1] OD Bt K Sriram Das [7] KA 6-1,6-3, Kartik Saxena [3] Dl Bt Ritabrata Sarkar [6] WB 6-2,2-6,6-2, Akarsh Goenkar [4] KA Bt Rahul Pamei MN 6-0,6-4, Hasith S Gummuluru [2] AP Bt Anmay Yogesh Devraj [8] KA 4-6,6-2,6-1. U-12 Girls singles; quarterfinals: Naisha Srivastav [1] KA Bt Kristi Boro AS 6-1,6-2, Thanushitha Galiveti [5] TS Bt Sanjana Sirimalla [3] TS 7-5,6-1, Vidhi N Jani [4] GJ Bt A Naga Roshni [8] TN 6-0,6-0, Shatavisa Ghosh [2] WB Bt Bhagyashree Behera OD 6-3,6-1.
World Physiotherapists Day observed
Bhubaneswar: Global Physiotherapy Cell in association with Odisha Sports Journalists Assciation and Utkal Karate School observed World Physiotherapists Day here on Tuesday. A seminar was held on the topic of sports injury and its first aid. Sports teacher of different school, JCPE students were participated in the seminar. The roll of physiotherapists in the life of players is more important. With proper help and consultation with physiotherapy the players will over come from many injurious, Said MP Dillip Tirkey. Among others, Padmashree MP Dillip Tirkey, Dr Rabi Narayan Dash, Mukti Prasad Dash, Kirti Prasad Dash, OSJA joint secretary Sambit Mohapatra and vice president Umakant Mishra were present.