Hockey Odisha sufferS defeat in Hockey tourney
Bhubaneswar : Hockey Odisha suffered their second defeat out of three league matches in the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2014 (Division A) at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium in lucknow on Saturday. In the pool-C league match, Jharkhand’s clash against Hockey Odisha was a keenly contested match. While the first half of the match did not see any goals getting scored by both the teams, it was in the second half that Jharkhand finally tasted success in the 48th minute when Prakash Kerketa converted a pass he successfully guided past the goalkeeper. Jharkhand did not stop here and before the end of the game claimed two more goals which they scored in the 53rd and 58th minute. The 3 goals helped Jharkhand claim the win over Hockey Odisha. Results: Jharkhand 3 Prakash Kerketta (48 min), Markus Topno (53 min), Anup Topno (58 min) bt Hockey Odisha 0 .
Rs 2l cash award for National Champion Gangapur
Bhubaneswar: The national champion Hockey Gangpur gets a rousing welcome here on Saturday after their arrival from the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship 2014 (Division B) at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium in lucknow. Many believes that Odisha is having only strong defence player. In my opinion in the tournament our player scored 44 goals which prove that how strong in our front line. The players need more exposer in the national platform which is the need of the hour, said Gangpur secretary Debasish Gouda. Gouda felicitated the team and gave a cash award of Rs 1 lakh. He also mentions that within the seventh month of the formation of the team we become national champion. The coach Olympian lajrus Barla put his heart and sole for the success, added Gouda. lajrus also got a cash award of Rs 1 lakh. In a nail biting finals played between Hockey Gangpur-Odisha and Hockey Maharashtra, the former edged past ahead and clinched the title in their favour by 3-2 goals. Results: Hockey Gangpur bt Puducherry 9-2, bt West Bengal 5-1, bt Assam 10-0, bt Tripura 9-0, Mizoram 6-0.Semifinal: Gangpur bt Namdhari-XI by 2-0.Final: Gangpur bt Maharashtra 3-2.
Sriyanka bags bronze in Asian Shooting
Bhubaneswar: Odia shooter Sriyanka Sadangi added another feather in her cap by bagging a bronze medal in the 7th Asian Airgun Shooting Championship held at Kuwait from March 9 to 12. Odia Shooter Shriyanka bagged the bronze medal in the 10m Air Rifle Women team event. Her individual rank was 7th. The gold medal was won by China and the Silver went to Iran.
Hockey Odisha announced State Women team
Bhubaneswar : Hockey Odisha has been announced a 18-member senior women State team on Friday to participate in the 4th Junior National Hockey Championship (A Division), organised by Hockey India, and scheduled to be held at Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) from March 18 to23. The team was selected by the selectors of Hockey Odisha from the ongoing coaching cum selection trial camp at State Hockey Hostel, Rourkela. The camp which was started from March 5 is still continuing till the departure of the team to Mysore on March 15 from Rourkela. Hockey Odisha is placed in Group A along with Hockey Haryana, Uttar Pradesh Hockey, Chhattisgarh Hockey. The first match is scheduled with Hockey Haryana. Team: Kusumkanti Barla, lina Tirkey, Sarojini Ekka, Sushmita Barla, Reshma lakra, Reshma lakra Junior, Rayaina Yadav, Jira Ekka, Nil Prajita Majhi, Nilima Minz (Captain), Elina lakara, S Devi, Seema lakara, Sonum Purty, Nomita Toppo, Anjilina Minz, Reshma Hemrom, Deepti lakara.