2nd KiiT-ATHON observed
Bhubaneswar: KiiT International School has organised 2nd KiiT-ATHON on 29th August, 2013 to commemorate National Sports Day observed in the honour of the greatest Hockey player of all time Major Dhyan Chand at KiiT International Campus. Inaugurating the ATHON, Saswati Bal, President, KIIT and KISS Society, said KiiT International School always aware to update its students both in study and sports. Students should know the history of their nation, so that they can improve, she added. Two thousand student and staffs of KiiT International School participated and cover two kilometers from KiiT International campus to Patia. Among others Dr. Sasmita Samanta, Registrar, KIIT University, Dr. Mona lisa Bal, Chairperson, and Sanjay Suar, Principal, KiiT International School were also grace the occasion. Similarly all sports section of KISS Sports department also observe the National Sports Day headed by Gaganendu Dash, Sports officer, KIIT University.
National sports day observed with fervour
Rourkela: The birth anniversary of legendary sportsman Dhyan Chand was observed with fervour and fanfare as National Sports Day by many sports organisations here on Thursday. While in the morning the inmates of Panposh Sports hostel and members of Panposh Sports Association paid homage in the photo of legendary Dhyan Chand at Hockey Chowk Panposh and a rally of sportsmen and sports lover organised from hockey chowk to Panposh Sports Hostel. Throughout the day a knock out hockey tournament among the inmates of Panposh sports hostel dividing them into eight teams was organised jointly by Panposh Sports Association and Panposh Sports Hostel at Panposh Sports Hostel Astro turf ground. In evening in another occasion a seminar on “India as superpower of sports; dream or reality” was organised by Rourkela Sports Association in its premises at Sector-6. Similarly in another occasion being organised by Chandra Sekhar Sports Organisation at Civic Centre many number of sportsmen were felicitated.
Odisha men bag 1st runners-up in Powerlifting
Bhubaneswar: Odisha powerlifter team bagged the first runners-up trophy in the men un-equipment category of the Senior National Powerlifting Championship, which concluded at Mangalore in Karnataka on August 26. The host Karnataka emerged champion and Kerala claimed the second runners-up trophy. Altogether 28 states were participated in the meet. The strongman of India title was grabbed by the Andhra Pradesh lifter. However, Odisha’s Pradip Patra received the strongman of India first runners-up. In 55kg men event, Pradip won gold medal in the deadlift category. State Powerlifting Association and Utkal Karate School (UKS) members felicitated the State team at UKS Campus here on Thursday.
Sainik, Xavier’s match drawn in Football
Bhubaneswar: The double goal haul by Ritesh Prasad of Xavier’s International School gone to vain while the league match with Sainik School ended in 2-2 goals draw in the 24th Kalinga Marine-Vevekananda Memorial Inter-School Football Tournament at Unit-6 High School Ground here on Thursday. Xavier’s dominate the first-half Ritesh scored double in the 25th and 32nd respectively. Trailed by two goals Sainik bounced back in style, Chintan Sahoo scored a goal in the 35th minute and his-mate Sourav Ranjan Nanda leveled the score in the 44th minute and the match ended in 2-2 goal draw. Similarly another league match of the day between Kendriya Vidyalaya-II and DAV Pokhariput ended in 1-1 goal draw. After the barren firsthalf, KV-II got the lead in the 32nd minute through the goal by Asutosh Basantra in the 42nd minute. The officials who conducted the matches were Durga Acharya, Saroj Maharana, Rajendra Barik, Durga Routarya and Amit Nayak as referees.