6 RKl Karatekas to join State open karate meet
Bhubaneswar: A-six member karate team of Utkal Karate School Rourkela unit would participate in the one-day Bhaina Memorial Open Karate Championship to be held at Utkal Karate Scholl here on July 20.
Sensai Rajib Kumar Singh, Sujata Sahu, Abhisek Pattnaik, Subham Bobuta, Mansukha John Munda and Ranjan Patra are the members of the Rourkela squad would leave from steel city on June 18, informed Rourkela unit secretary Rajib Kumar Singh. The karatekas above 14 years would join in the boys, girls, men and women categories in which players to participate in kata, kumite (individual and team) and open fight events. The tournament featuring total cash prize of Rs 50,000 and will organised by Bhaina Memorial Trust in association with Utkal Karate School.
Ashraf emerges State Youth U-25 Chess champion
Bhubaneswar: Undefeated Mohammad Ashraf of KIIT defeated Baivab Mishra of Puri in the final and sixth round scored six points, emerged champion in the two-day-long Odisha State Youth (U-25) Chess Championship, which concluded at DAV School, Gandhi Nagar, Berhampur on Sunday. Baivab, Rakesh Kumar Nayak (Khurda) and Rajesh Nayak (Puri) gathered five points each and finished second, third and fourth respectively. Altogether 52 players, including six girls were participated in the two-day-long meet. The top two finishers would represent the State in the Youth National Chess Championship to be held in Kerala from October 1 to 10.
Top ten final stand: Mohammad Ashraf (KIIT) 6, Baivab Mishra (Puri) 5, Rakesh Kumar Nayak (Khurda) 5, Rajesh Nayak (Puri) 5, Ashriwad Swain (Nayagarh) 4.5, Jitendra Kumar Das (Nayagarh) 4.5, lochan Kumar Das (Puri) 4.5, Mahesh P Sethi (Puri) 4, Rajesh Kumar Nayak (Khurda) 4, Rajesh Mohanty (Puri) 4.
Category prizes: U-7 Piyush Ranjan Mantri (Cuttack) 3, U-9 Yasoman Patra (Puri) 3, U-11 Jaswant Sahu (Ganjam) 3, U-13 Nandini Panigrahi (Ganjam) 3, U-15 Chinmaya Kabi (Sundargarh) 3.5, U-19 Subrat Kumar Majhi (Ganjam) 3.