The first State-level blind football training camp was conducted here at the Satya Sai Women’s College ground from May 12 to 16 being organised by the National Association for the Blind (NAB) India, Odisha State branch.
Students from Baleswar Ranipatna Blind School, Ravenshaw University, Sailabal Women’s College, Rama Devi University and Nayagarh +2 College joined the five-day-long camp.
The selected students from the camp would participate in the second national-level blind women’s football tournament to be held in Pune from May 24 to 27. The organisation has nominated Smrutirekha Pradhan, Jambi Singh, Padmini Tudu, Saraswati Murmu, Jhunu Das, Priyanka Swain, Krami Hansda, goalkeeper Shubhasmita Rout, Gold Guide Trilochan Behura and coach Bijaylakshmi Dei.
On the last day of the camp on Monday, a valedictory function was organised being joined by college principal Dr Manasi Bastia, former NCSCDA Director Ram Kishore Sharma, present director Sujit Kumar Sahu, NAB Odisha branch chairman Shisir Kumar Das as guests. The guests encouraged players, wished best wishes for their future and felicitated the nominated players for the national tournament.