Kishor enter Tangi Cup Football semis
Bhubaneswar : Kishor Club of Bhubaneswar entered the semifinal by defeating Sports Hostel of Cuttack of the All India Tangi Cup Football Tournament at Tangi on Tuesday. The quarter final match between Kishor Club and Sports Hostel match ended in goalless draw in the stipulated time. Kishor beat Hostel by 4-3 goals via through penalty kicks. Siman Marandi of the Sports Hostel bagged the Dr Karunakar Srichandan Smaraki best player award. In the quarterfinal match on Wednesday, Royal Club of Bandhamunda would meet Diamond Rocks Football Academy of Madhya Pradesh.
Kumud,Yasovant win PPl Corporate Badminton
Bhubaneswar : Kumud and Yasovant of IFFCO emerged champion or the PPl Corporate Badminton Tournament at Paradip, being organised by Paradeep Phsophates ltd. (PPl) Officers and Employees Club. Altogether 16 teams from PPl, Essar, Indian Farmers and Fertilisers Cooperatives ltd., Orissa Stevedores ltd., Indian Oil Corporation ltd. and other industrial houses of Paradip were participated in the tournament. Gautam and Puneet of PPl bagged the runners-up trophy. The Vice-president of PPl, Dinesh Pratap Singh, General Manager (Administration) of PPl Prafulla Kumar Panda presented the prizes. Secretary of PPl officers Club Sunil Kumar Mohapatra and General Secretary of Employees Club, Hemant Kumar Maharana thanked to all the participants and industrial houses for their participation and cooperation in the tournament.
UKS felicitate powerlifters
Bhubaneswar : Utkal Karate School (UKS) felicitated National Deadlift Championship gold medalist Kartikeswar Jena and Pradeep Kumar Patra here on Tuesday. Kartikeswar in the masters 88kg event lifted 240 kg and bagged the top prize. While Pradip participated in the 66kg event and lifted 270 kg claimed the gold medal, he also emerged strong man of the tournament. The tournament held at Jamshedpur from March 20 to 23. Odisha men and women teams received the 2nd runners-up and 1st runners-up award respectively. Results: Gold Medals;Men: Pradeep Kumar Patra (participated in 66kg) lifted 270 kg, Uma Charana Behera (74kg) lifted 115kg, Sumit Kumar Sahu (66 kg) lifted, Kartikeswar Jena (88kg) lifted 240kg.Women; Durupati Singh (43kg) lifted 105 kg, laxmimani Singh (47kg) lifted 105kg, Devi Singh (52kg) lifted 137.5kg, Priya Darseeni Bisoi (63kg) lifted 145kg, Rita Maharana (84kg+) lifted 125kg.