Stadium in-charge Kumar Ranjan Panda retire
Bhubaneswar: Senior athletic coach and in-charge of Kalinga Stadium Kumar Ranjan Panda retired on Friday. Panda while dispatching the duty as the in-charge many international and national level programs conducted successfully.
Apart from many national level sports, the national games, all India Railway Athletic meet, Callaghan Cup rugby, self-defence camp for women and many more were the success of a good administration of Panda, said a football coach.
In his tenure at stadium the historical hockey stadium was shaped up. The new look of the stadium and basic amenity like walker track, toilets and water supply are always remembered by many people’s years to come.
Panda always express his interest to maintain a cordial relationship with the sports bodies as well as the Government, said Odisha Rugby Football Association secretary UK Mohanty.
Club-73 barge into Tata-Utkalika final
Bhubaneswar: Yazdani Club-73 barged into the final of the Tata Utkalika Football Tournament by defeating Kishor Club here at Unit-6 High School Ground here on Friday. The nail biting semifinal match between Club-73 and Kishor ended in goalless draw in the stipulated time. Club registered a 4-3 goal victory via through penalty struck. The winning team custodian Ramesh Nayak saved two kicks of Kishor Club and bagged the man of the match award.
G Suresh Kumar, Prasant Pal, Prakash Das and Jitendra Samantsighar were the officials conducted the match as referees. In the semifinal match on Saturday, Tata Football Academy (TFA) Jamshedpur would meet Home Guard of Cuttack.
Gangapur register back to back win in hockey
Bhubaneswar: Debutant teams Hockey Gangpur- Odisha registered back to back win by defeating West Bengal Hockey Association in the Division B of the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium in lucknow on Friday. Racing from the back Gangapur edged out Bengal by 5-1 goals. WB got the lead in the first minute of the match. Sashi Tapno scored the equalizer in the third minute. William Xalco and Bruno Hedrino lugun netted a goal each in the 10th and 23rd minute respectively. After the change of sides, Ashish Anmol Minz and Dillip Kerketa scored a goal each in the 54th and 64th minutes respectively. Earlier on Thursday, in the inaugural match Gangapur defeated Puducherry by 9-2 goals.
Gangapur would meet Assam Hockey on Saturday. Sashi Tapno injured in the match, a ball stocked to his head though there was stitch in his forehead, he would play the match against Assam, said Gangapur secretary Dabasish Gouda.