Gangpur register 3rd victory
Bhubaneswar: Hockey Gangpur Odisha defeated Chandigarh Olympic Association by 5-3 goals and registered their third victory in a row in the 5th edition of Hockey India Junior Men National Hockey Championship 2015 being played at Mysore, Karnataka on Monday. Hockey Gangpur Odisha struck just 8 minutes into the game when Rasananda Khalkho bests the goalkeeper to score the opening goal. This was closely followed by Chandigarh Olympic Association equalising in the 21st minute as a penalty corner was converted by Gursewak Singh.
Without wasting much time Hockey Gangpur Odisha took the lead in the 25th minute when Sushil Ekka converted through a field goal. With first half scores at 2-1 of favour of Hockey Gangpur Odisha, Chandiigarh Olympic Association managed to equalise in the 42nd minute, this time a field goal through the stick of Harmanpreet Singh. With scores tied at 2-2. After the change of sides, Hockey Gangpur Odisha scored two back to back goals in the 47th and 52nd minute taking the score to 4-2. Chandigarh Olympic Association in its bid to make a comeback scored their third goal in the 65th minute but Hockey Gangpur Odisha immediately scored another goal and sealed the fate of the game by winning. Results: Pool D - Hockey Gangpur Odisha 5 Rasananda Khalkho (8min- FG), Sushil Ekka (25 min- FG), Pratap lakra (47 min-PC), Sudeep Kerketta (52 min-FG), Sibren lakra (68 min -FG) vs Chandigarh Olympic Association 3 Gursewak Singh (21 min- PC), Harmanpreet Singh (42 min-FG), Sanjay Naki Ram (65 min-PC)
Aditya, Rutuparna win Open AITA Talent Series
Bhubaneswar: Aditya Satapathy and Rutuparna Choudhary both of Odisha bagged the champion titles in the boys and girls events of the Puri Open AITA Talent Series U-16 Tennis Tournament at Puri on Monday. Second seeded Aditya edged out his statemate Amrutjay Mohanty by 7-5,6-2. Similarly, Rutupurna defeated Bhargavi Kalaga by 6-4,6-4. Puri Club secretary Raj Kishore Patra distributed the prizes as the chief guest of the closing ceremony, among others, PDTA vice president Bibhu Prasad Tripathy, Vice President Arjyakanth Patnaik, Secretary Sunil Kumar Mohapatra, Tournament Director Sumant Kumar Subudhi, Jt.Secretary PDTA Harihar Guru were present.
9 OCA members in BCCI committees
Bhubaneswar: Nine Odisha Cricket Association members have been included in different BCCI Committees. The OCA secretary Asirbad Behera becomes the chairman of Television production committee. Similarly, Satya Mohanty, Hony. Treasurer, OCA (Member, Tour, Programme & Fixture Committee), Sanjib Dutta, Hony. Jt. Secretary, OCA ( Member, National Cricket Academy Board), Siba Prasad Tripathy, Hony. Jt. Secretary, OCA ( Member, Media Committee), Rabi Pratihari, Hony. Jt. Secretary, OCA (Member, Museum Committee), Dhiren Palai, Vice President, OCA ( Member, Information & Technology), Adhip Das, Vice President, OCA (Member, Marketing Committee), Pratap Satpathy,Council Member, OCA (Member, Marketing Committee) and Debasis Mohanty, Former Cricketer, OCA (Member, Technical Committee) were elected for different committees.