Gangpur eves enters Jr Women Hockey semis
Bhubaneswar : Hockey Ganpur-Odisha registered a big win over Assam 8-1 to book their berth for the semi-finals of the 4th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship 2014 (Division B) played at the Chamundi Vihar Hockey Ground, Mysore in Karnataka on Monday. Hockey Gangpur- Odisha opened their account in the 18th minute when Captain Rinki Kujur made no mistake in converting the penalty corner. Within three minutes, Hockey Gangpur- Odisha got another penalty corner and this time it was Janhabi Pradhan who converted it successfully. Just before the end of the first half Janhabi Pradhan got another chance in the 31st minute which she cleverly passed the ball through the goal keeper thereby creating the lead to 3-0. The second half started with great speed with both the teams clearly wanting to win. Within five minutes Hockey Gangpur- Odisha scored yet again, taking the goal difference to 4-0. Assam finally got the much required goal in the 48th minute through Maxima Xalxo who scored a field goal. But Hockey Gangpur- Odisha did not allow the opponents to strike again and the game ended with a win for them with them ending the tally with 8 goals as against the opponents one. Results: Pool B Hockey Gangpur Odisha 8 Rinki Kujur (18, 40 min), Janhabi Pradhan (21, 31 min),Rojita Kujur (59, 62 min), Rahil Tirkey (65 min), laxmi Ekka (69 min)vs Assam 1 Maxima Xalxo (48 min) .
Gangpur to meet Namdhari in National Men Hockey
Bhubaneswar : Hockey Gangpur Odisha would meet Namdhari XI in the semifinal of the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2014 (Division B) played at the Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium in Bhopal In Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday. With four win Gangpur bagged 16 points and topped the pool-B. Similarly in another semifinal match, Mumbai Hockey Association ltd would face Hockey Maharashtra on Tuesday.
Nalco Open Badminton tourney concludes
Bhubaneswar : Nalco Yuba Jyoti Club organised the All Odisha Nalco Open Badminton Tournament, which concluded at Nalco Community Center here on Sunday. Top notch badminton players from all parts of the state participated in the three-day long state level badminton tourney. The tournament was inaugurated and graced on March7 by SC Padhy, Director(HR) and PK Mohanty, Chief Vigilance Officer. SS Mahapatra, Director(Production) and Soma Mondal, Executive Director(Marketing) attended the concluding session on Sunday and gave away the prizes.