Sainik beat St Xavier’s in Inter-School Football
Bhubaneswar: Former champions Sainik School and DAV School, Chandrasekharpur, completed the pre-quarterfinal line-up of the 25th Kalinga Marine-Bibekananda Memorial Inter-School Football Tournament in contrasting ways at Unit-VI Govt Boys’ High School Ground here on Tuesday. Sainik School registered a 2-0 convincing win over St Xavier’s School, Kedargouri, in the last Group-G match, while Chandrasekharpur DAV got walk-over in the concluding Group-A game against Mother’s Public School, who could not field a team due injury to their goalkeeper. Devi Dutta Rout drew first blood for Sainik School in the fifth minute, giving a perfect finishing to a three-pronged attack. He darted in from the right corner of the box to bulge the opposition net with a sliding shot. The second goal was scored by Ashok Jena, whose powerful shot from outside the box, beat St Xavier’s goalkeeper all ends up. Rout was adjudged the player of the match, which was officiated by Amit Nayak, Durga Routray, Basant Sahoo and Rajendra Barik. This was the second straight win for Sainik School, who finished at the top of the group with six points. DAV School, Unit-VIII, who had beaten the Kedargouri St Xavier’s School, also qualified for the last-16 stage, finishing second in Group G. Chandrasekharpur DAV School ended second in Group A, behind Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), who had already booked berth in knock-out phase with two wins. Pre-quarterfinal matches will be played from Wednesday.
KISS Judokas bag 50 medals in Judo meet
Bhubaneswar: Judo players of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) bagged 20 gold, 12 sliver and 18 bronze and total of 50 medals in the State Judo Championship 2014-15 held at Nuagam, Aska, Ganjam from August 30 to 31. Total 48 players including 29 girls were participated in the sub-junior, youth, junior and senior categories. In this tournament 13 sub-junior players have been selected to participate in the national sub-junior judo championship scheduled to be held at Chennai, Tamilnadu from October 5 to 10 and six youth, junior players have been selected to participate in the national youth and junior judo championship will be held at Meghalaya. One girl has been selected to participate in the National senior Judo championship will be held at Chandigarh. The players got selected for national meet are Subunide Majhi, Sabyasini Sabar, Mamini Majhi, Sangita Miniaka, Phulamani Hansdah, Jasmita Nayak, Tanuja Chhatria, Biswasini Nayak, Mukta Jani, Rasmita Nayak, Malati Marndi, Sankar Majhi, Chandramani Pradhan, Bikram Mundal, Jayanta Murmu, and Puspa Kemprai.
BJEM Student wins 4 Silver in swimming meet
Bhubaneswar: Only swimming national medalists of the State, Pratyasa Ray, 7th standard student of BJB English Medium School of Bhubaneswar bagged four silver medal in the CBSE Swimming Championship held at North point senior secondary boarding school in Kolkata from August 29 to 31. She bagged medals in the 50mts back stroke, 50mts butterfly, 100mts back stroke and 200 mts free style.
Sundeep Mohanty Memorial chess from Sept 12
Bhubaneswar: The Bhubaneswar Chess Association (BCA) would organise the 7th Sundeep Mohanty Memorial Open Chess Championship at Secretariat Recreation Club from September 12 to 14. In memory of Sundeep Mohanty, an engineering student of Krupajal engineering college and a good chess player who died in a road accident in August, 2007 at the age of 20. Total Cash Prizes amounting to Rs 16,000 would be given to the top 20 players. The champion would receive Rs 4,000 and the runners-up would get Rs 2,700, besides the cash prizes, 20 attractive trophies will be awarded to the top three players in the age categories of U-7, U-9, U-11, U-13, U-15, best veteran (above 60 yrs) and best woman (above 18 yrs). Santosh Sinha of Puri was the last year champion of this tournament. This would be a 8-round Swiss tournament. Interested players may contact AB Mohanty, secretary, Qr. No- IVA-24/6, Unit-2, BBSR, Mobile-9437763804 and Debasis Panigrahi, director, Mobile-9938318787, 9438571659 by 10th September, 2014.