Odisha players claim 2 silver medals in CWG
Bhubaneswar: Eight Odisha players participated in the 20th Commonwealth Games held at Glasgow in Scotland, claimed one individual and a team silver medal. Arjuna Awardees weightlifter K Ravi Kumar bagged silver medal in the 77kg weight category. Ravikumar lifted 142 kg in snatch, 175kg in clean and jerk and total of 317kg and claimed the silver medal. In the team event, defender Birendra lakra was the only hockey player of the State was in the silver winning team. In the final India lost to Australia by 0-4 goals. Defender Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo, midfielder lilima Minz and forward Anupa Barla the four Odisha women hockey players were in the national team. The team finished fifth. Rakesh Patra and Srabani Nanda participated in the gymnastic and 4X100 meter relay team. Srabani Nanda placed along with Sarada Narayan, H M Jyoti, Asha Roy, Shantini and Merline K Joseph in the relay team.
Mangala, ECoR win in FAO Football league
Bhubaneswar: Mangala Club and East Coast Railway defeated Sports Hostel and Chand Club respectively in the super league round matches of the FAO 1st Division Football league at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday. Malaya Nayak of the Mangala Club netted double goals in the 38th and 62nd minutes respectively and team edged out Sports Hostel by 2-1 goals. The solitary goal scored by Bhabagrahi Padhiary on the 66th minute. In another nail biting match, ECoR beat Chand Club by 3-2 goals. The goal scorer for ECoR was Hemanta Kumar Das two goals at eighth and 36th minute and Sanatan lohar one goal at 54th min. The goal scorer for Chand Club was Michal and Amox Nathlen one goal each in the 30th and 61st minutes respectively. The officials who conducted the match were Subrat Purohit, Chandrakanta Barik , Sujit Patra, Jiban Jyoti Nayak, PK Pal and Bhim Chhettri as referees.
Rovers Club trounces Eleven Gun Club
Bhubaneswar: Rovers Club defeated Eleven Gun Club by 2-1 goals in the league round match of the FAO 2nd Division Football league at Satyabrata Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday. Deepak Parida of the winning team draw the first blood in the 35th minute. After the change of sides, Abdul Majid scored the equalizer in the 49th minute. Raja Bindhani scored the winning goal in the 57th minute. In another match, Jay Mangala Clubwas declared as the winner as club ‘N’ Club gave walkover.
Girls U-16 selection trail from Aug 5
Bhubaneswar: As per the directive of All India Football Federation, the Football Association of Odisha would organise two-day-long under-16 girls selection trail camp to be held at Satyabrata Stadium in Cuttack from August 5. The eligibility criterion of the player is “She should be born between 1st January 1999 and 31st December 2001”. The players are requested to bring their original birth certificate and passport. The selected players from this selection trial will be sent to the National Camp schedule to be held at Gandhi Nagar (Gujurat) from August 20. For any further clarification the players can contact the office of Football Association of Odisha (Contact No- 0671-2301459) or Sangeeta Sharma (Joint Secretary- FAO)(Contact No-9776337302).