Damayanti wins silver in National athletic meet
Bhubaneswar: Damayanti Murmu bags silver medal in the girls javelin throw event on the second day of the10th National Youth Athletic Championship-2013 to be held at BR Stadium, Guntur in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. Damayanti Murmu from State Sports Hostel Bhubaneswar secured silver medal by throwing 39.74 meter and in this event gold medal won by Haryana girls Puspa Jakhar with the distance of 42.47 meter and bronze medal received by Uttar Pradesh girls Anju Patel with the distance of 34.06 meter. After the gold medal in the 100 meter race on the inaugural-day, Odisha’s promising sprinter Dutee Chand is expecting another gold medal as she and her State-mate latika Basra has been qualified for the final of the 200 meter race to be held on Monday. Similarly, State girls Medlay Relay team also qualified for final. In this event Dutee Chand, Sekunta Kullu, latika Basra and Susma Toppo will be run in final on Monday.
Odisha beat TN in Sub-junior National football
Bhubaneswar: In their first appearance Odisha beat Tamil Nadu (TN) by 4-0 goals in the Sub Junior National Football Championship for Coca –Cola Cup-2013 at Pune on Sunday. After the barren first half, Odisha geared up after the change of sides and Bishnu Minz started the party in the 54th minutes. Just after four minutes Amar lakra increased the margin to 2-0. Bijaya Behera’s long range shooting gave Odisha 3-0 lead at 65 minutes and it was Fagu Hansda who ended the tally with a goal at 74 minutes. In another match played between Maharashtra and Punjab ended in 1-1 draw.
Odisha team: Fagu Baskey (Bolangir), Sunil Oram (Sundargarh) (both Goalkeeper), Manas Swain (Balasore), Badha Hembram (Phulbani), Md Sajid, Karthik Chandra Bhol (Captain), Bishnu Minz, Fagu Hansda, Raman Mallah, Fakir Oram (all Sambalpur), Bipin Mahoto, Amar Oram (both Nayagarh), Pabitra Dissari (Kalahandi), Krishna Kerketta, Amar lakra, Sanjay lakra (all Bolangir), Rajesh Nayak, Bikash Kumar Sahoo, Rajesh Kumar Sahoo, Bijaya Behera (all Cuttack).