5 athletes to participate in National meet
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s five athletes would participate in the 54th National Inter State Senior Athletic Championship-2014 to be held at lukhnow from June 5 to 8. The State team consisting of four women and one man athlete are participating in it. Senior Athletic Coach of Sports Authority of India, Cuttack Susanta Roy would accompany the team as manager cum coach. The athletes are Srabani Nanda (100 and 200 mtr Run), Dutee Chand (200 and 400 mtr), Jauna Murmu (400 and 400 mtr Hurdles), Purnima Hembram (100 mtr Hurdles and Heptathlon) and only men athlete of the State Amiya Kumar Mallik (100 and 200 mtr Run).
Hockey players selection from June 10
Bhubaneswar: The selection trial for enrolment of players to the SAIl Hockey Academy, run by Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) at Rourkela will be held from June 10 to 14 at Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium. The date of birth of the candidates should be between 1st July 1998 and 1st July 2000. They have to report at Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium, Sector-5 Rourkela on June 9 evening with the necessary certificates and documents. The institutions, associations and plants can send maximum four players. Once the cadets are brought into the ambit of SHA, all care is taken to ensure that they completely focus on the game itself. Free boarding facilities, monthly stipend, a balanced diet, furnished accommodation, education and a state of the art gymnasium are some of the facilities provided by the SHA to the cadets. Free sports kits will be provided to them. Besides, the cadets will also get an opportunity to play many important national level tournaments that will provide them the much needed exposure. The SAIl Hockey Academy team, as a result of the sincere and systematic endeavours of players, the officials and the support and encouragement provided by RSP has carved a niche for itself not only in the national but also international hockey firmament. Cadets of the SHA like Birendra lakra, Jerom lakra, Sushil Xalxo, Deepak Kullu, Aijub Ekka, Ranjan lakra and John Jual Topno have represented the country in various national and international level tournaments.
UKS felicitate junior karatekas
Bhubaneswar: City based Utkal Karate School (UKS) on Wednesday felicitated the junior Karatekas who were bagged medals in the National Cadet, Sub-junior and Junior Karate Championship at Talkotara Indoor Stadium in Delhi. State team bagged four silver and four bronze medals in the national meet.In below 54 kg girls event Payal Baral bagged a silver medals each in the kata and kumite events and Agnibesh Maharana and Kushal Bhatt received a silver medal each in the cadet kumite 70 kg and U-10 kate event respectively.
The bronze medals are Sagarika Patra (U-7, kata), Bonali Das (U-10, kata), Debabrata Yadav (U-21, kata) and in team kata (Basudev Pradhan, Smurti Ranjan Palo and Souvik Mandal). Coach Rajib Kumar Singh, team manager Mahesh Chandra Baral, Abhinash Pundir and Suresh Chandra Jal were felicitated the winners.
Bhaina Memorial Karate Meet on July 20
Bhubaneswar: In memory of Syamalakrushna Mishra the Bhaina Memorial Trust in association with Utkal Karate School will organise a one-day Senior Open Karate Championship at Utkal Karate School here on July 20, informed Trust chairman Jugal Krushna Mishra in a Press meet here on Wednesday. In this year Karate championship, the players above 16 years age group would participate in the men open kata, below 55kg, 61kg, 67kg, 75kg and 75kg above weight categories kumite event. Similarly in girls, open kata, below 48kg, 54kg,and 54 kg and above kumite event. The champion and runners-up of each event would receive the trophy along with cash award of Rs 3000 and 2,000 respectively. Both the third place finisher would receive Rs 1,000. The tournament featuring total cash award of Rs 70,000. Among others, Chitta Ranjan Swain, Gouri Mohanty and Gouri Shyam Mohapatra were present.