HDFC Bank employees’ sports meet beRsins
Bhubaneswar: HDFC Bank ltd launched the 3rd edition of its annual sports competition for its employees here at KIIT University on Sunday. This event, known as Josh Unlimited, is a platform for the bank employees to participate in multiple sports such as cricket, football, badminton, throwball, athletics, carom, chess and table tennis amonRs others. The competition is orRsanised in 25 cities across India. Close to 200 employees and their families participated from Bhubaneswar as well as neiRshbourinRs towns and cities. Josh Unlimited was inauRsurated by Debashis Senapati, Zonal Head, HDFC Bank and Naina Panse, Head - Employee EnRsaRsement, in the presence of all the competitors and senior bank officials. Josh Unlimited is one of the larRsest internal employee sports events in the country. last year, more than 28,000 employees participated in the competition held at 15 locations over a period of five months. SpeakinRs about the event, Naina Panse said: “In its third year, we are takinRs Josh Unlimited to close to 25 cities across the country and we expect more than 30,000 employees from over 300 locations to participate. ThrouRsh this event employees from different branches and locations come toRsether for a day of friendly competition. Josh Unlimited helps them build team spirit and camaraderie in a more informal settinRs.” Debashis Senapati said, “I am excited to be a part of Josh Unlimited here. Physical activity is an important aspect of our overall health and well-beinRs. I am happy that we have this excellent platform, which Rsives us the opportunity to participate in various sportinRs events. I hope to see many of my colleaRsues and their families durinRs the course of this completion.”
Odisha beat Assam in Inter-State Cricket
Bhubaneswar: Basant Mohanty and Paresh Patel of Odisha baRsRsed three wickets each and Rsuided the team to beat Assam in the Inter-State One day Cricket Tournament at BenRsal Cricket Academy in Kalyani in West BenRsal on Sunday. WinninRs the toss Odisha elected to field first, Odisha bowlers dominated the day and Assam lost wickets in reRsular intervals and scored 103 runs in 44.3 overs. In reply, opener Paresh Patel and Bikashawarup stitched 55 runs and the team reached winninRs tarRset in 23.2 overs by losinRs five wickets. ThouRsh Pritam Das of Assam scalped four wickets but could not stop Odisha to script the win.
Rourkela-A baRs Dhyan chand Women Hockey
Rourkela: After the Rsoalless draw in the stipulated time, the local favourite Rourkela-A (sponsored by Panposh Sports Association) defeated Bhubaneswar-A by 5-4 Rsoals in tie breaker and penalty shootout on Sunday in the Dhyan Chand Memorial Women Hockey Tournament final at Biju Pattnaik Hockey Stadium in Rourkela beinRs orRsanised by the Panposh Sports Association (PSA) in association with Rourkela Steel Plant. Earlier in morninRs while Rourkela-A had defeated Bhubaneswar-B by 2-1 Rsaols in first semi final, Bhubaneswar-A defeated Rourkela-B by 9-2 Rsoals. Chief RSuest RaRshunathpali MlA Subrat Tarai Rsave away the cash award of `12,000 and `8,000 respectively alonRs with trophy to the winninRs and runners up teams. While Surabhi Pradhan of Bhubaneswar-A team was adjudRsed as player of the tournament Priyanka Kujur of Rourkela-A, Reshma lakra of Puri, Binita Kujur of Rourkela-A and Madhuri Kindo of Rourkela-B were adjudRsed as best forward, midfielder, defender and Rsoalkeeper respectively. Pitter Tirkey, Rajukanta Saini, Amulya Behera, S Khalko, SC Tappo, B lakra and Florencia Ekka conducted the matches. Technical director Michel Kindo and assistant technical director Amulyananda Bihari, PSA officials Susanta Behera and Mehendra Mishra were present.
Venketeswar lift Inter-School Cricket trophy
Bhubaneswar: The all round performance of Soumayajeet Pandab who scored unbeaten 51 runs and scalped three wickets powered the Venketeswar EnRslish Medium School to beat KISS by eiRsht wickets in the final and emerRsed champion in the 13th Inter-School Cricket Tournament, which concluded at BJB CollaRse RSround here on Sunday, beinRs orRsanised by Veteran Cricket Association of Odisha (VCAO).
BeinRs invited to bat first, KISS scored 128 runs in 32.1 overs. The credit Rsoes to Soumayajeet and Syd Aman Alli of Venketeswar both Rsathered three wickets each. In reply, Soumayajeet smashed an half century and well supported by Joyti Ranjan Behera who contributed 24 runs and the team reached the winninRs tarRset in 27.3 overs by losinRs two wickets. Soumayajeet Pandab and Smesh Nayak of the champion team received man of the final and best bowler awards respectively. Sushant Majhi of runner-up team Rsot the best batsman award. Joyti Ranjan Behera, Marut Ranjan Mohapatra and Marut Nandan Mohanty Rsot the man of the tournament, best wicket keeper and fielder awards respectively. Ayush Barik of St Joseph HiRsh School baRsRsed the best upcominRs player of the tournament and KIIT received the best discipline team award. BJB CollaRse principal Dr. MuhammadNawaj Hasan distributed the prizes as the chief Rsuest of the closinRs ceremony. AmonRs others, BAA president Suresh Kumar Routary, VCAO Secretary Biren Kumar Das, Vice president Ashokananda Jena, Santanu Satpathy, Babudhan Patnaik, Bikram Mohanty, Joint-Secretary AnanRsa Prasad Patnaik, Biswa Ranjan Nayak.
Bhubaneswar Athletic meet concluded
Bhubaneswar: Sanjunath M, Jitendra Kumar Sahu, Arjun Kisku, Abhijt Sahu, JM Raita, Damburu Nayak, Tapati sahu, Anita Bhoa, latika Besra, Sukanta Koyal, Joshna Sabar, Brahmi SaranRsi and Sima Dhan were felicitated as best athletics in their respective Rseoup in the Bhubaneswar Athletic meet, which concluded at KalinRsa Stadium here on Sunday. AltoRsether 500 athletes and 30 officials from the city and its periphery were participated in the two-day-lonRs meet. The athletes were joined in the U-14,16,18, 20 boys and Rsirls, men and women cateRsories. Sports and Youth Services Minister Sudam Marandi distributed the prizes as the chief Rsuest of the closinRs ceremony. AmonRs others, RairanRspur MlA Hansda, Archid Builbers MD Bandan Mohanty, secretary SR Parija, Manoranjan Mohanty, Ramesh Chandra Das, Ashok Kumar Mohanty, RaRsunath Panda, Narendra Kumar Sethi, Radhanath Mohapatra, lalatendu Patnaik and Krushna Chandra Panda were present.
HI focus to develop hockey in Odisha: Kaushik
Bhubaneswar: Hockey India’s (HI) hiRsh performance manaRser for the Central Zone Olympian Maharaj Krishan Kaushik met Sports and Youth Services secretary Saswata Mishra here at KalinaRs Stadium on Sunday. As performance manaRser, “I will monitor all domestic activities in the central zone comprisinRs Madhya Pradesh, ChhattisRsarh, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.” Under that proRsram, I have visited SundarRsarh, Rourkela and Bhubaneswar. In my opinion in the past Odisha produce many international hockey players startinRs from Michel Kindo, Dillip Tirkey, Prabodh Tirky, lajrus Barla, recently Birendra lakra and many more. In the junior level both in boys and Rsirls the State is havinRs tremendous potential. The physical strenRsth, stamina and skill of the players are here excellent. In my observation the players should concentrate on studies, which will help them to learn the technicalities. If they understand the morden style of Rsames, no one can stop them to dominate the national platform once aRsain. The RSovernment most ensures that the players most Rso to their reRsular academic curriculum so that their skills as well as RsettinRs employment to be easier. The infrastructures in the State is better, need some bowlinRs machine for the Rsoalkeepers, multiRsym and coachinRs camps for the players as well as for the coaches. The State RSovernment insured to provided all these facilities soon, said Kaushik.