two Odisha spinners to join national camp
Bhubaneswar: Two promising junior spinners of the State, Subham Nayak and Raj Kishan Patel has been finalised by the BCCI authorities to join national camp, informed OCA secretary Asirbad Behera through a release.
Off spinner Subham would take part in the Under-16 Camp at BCCI Specialist Academy at Chennai from June 3rd to 29th, informed by BCCI Specialist Academy, administration manager R Venkateswar. Subham got selected for his outstanding performances (15 wkts) in the U-16 Vijay Merchant Trophy Tournament. Similarly, BCCI All India Junior Selection Committee Game Development manager KVP Rao selected leg-spinner Raj Kishan Patel. Raj will join the U-19 Camp to be conducted at NCA, Bangalore from June3 to July 6. He got selected for his outstanding performance in the BCCI U-19 Cooch Behar Trophy Tournament.
Mangala, Kishor league match ends in draw
Bhubaneswar: Thematch between Mangala Club and Kishor Club ended in 2-2 draw in the group-C league match of the FAO 1st Division Football league at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Saturday.
In the nail-biting match, Kishor Club got the lead in the 42nd minutes through the goal of Patrick. After the change of sides, Appul Das of the Mangala Club leveled the score in the 55th minute. Just after seven minutes his-mate Bijay Das scored a goal and Mangala set 2-1 lead. But in the 82nd minute Barial Hemram nailed the equaliser and the match ended 2-2 goals draw.
PK Mohanty, Sujit Patra, Sk.Hyatt and Y Chandra Sekhar Rao were the referrers for the drawn match. In the group-C league match on Sunday, SAI STC would meet Sunshine Club.
Summer Coaching Camp Concludes
Rourkela: Summer Coaching Camp, the annual sporting extravaganza for the budding talents organised by Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) concluded at Ispat Stadium here on Friday.
On the concluding occasion the Chief Guest R.K. Nehru , ED(MM), presented awards to various teams belonging to 10 disciplines who displayed their sporting skills during the camp. While the volleyball stood first and the football team finished second. However, Kabaddi team fetched the third place. Other seven teams got consolation prizes. The hockey group presented a programme to the tune of the popular song ‘Chaka de India’ which was another attraction of the programme. The students not only from Rourkela but also from neighbouring areas took part in the coaching camp. Altogether 800 campers were participated in 14 disciplines comprising of athletics, badminton, basketball, bodybuilding, boxing, chess, cricket, cycling, football, hockey, kabaddi, table tennis, volleyball, weightlifting and power lifting. The multi-location camp was organised at the Ispat stadium, Basketball complex, Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium, Ispat Indoor Stadium and the Chess Hall of Ispat Stadium. The sporting fiesta was inaugurated on May 4.