As many as 10 rugby players from Odisha have been selected in training camp of the India Rugby Women team to represent in the 18th Asian Games to be held at Jakarta and Palembang in Indonesia.
The camp is going to be held from July 1 to 22 at SAI Centre, Kolkata, supported by the SAI and MYAS. Nine players have been selected from the Kalinga Institute of Social Science (KISS) among the 10 players from Odisha. 30 players from all over India have been shortlisted for the camp.
KIIT and KISS founder Prof Achyuta Samanta congratulated the players from Odisha and wished them all the best and hope many of them would be selected in the final Indian team.
The players are Sumitra Nayak, lija Sardar, Hupi Majhi, Rajani Sabar, Soni Mandangi, Jemamani Naik, Parbati Kisku, Meerarani Hembram, Bhagyalaxmi Barik from KISS and Subhalaxmi Barik from Bhubaneswar.