OSJA to host 39th SJFI convention in 2016
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Sports Journalists Association (OSJA) would host the 39th Sports Journalists Federation of India’s (SJFI) convention here in 2016. Sambit Mohapatra, Umakanta Mishra, Gyana Ranjan Mishra, Abdul Aziz and Sk Fizal Ali are the members of OSJA who were participating in the 38th SJFI convention held at Ahmadabad from May 30 to June 3. Altogether 80 sports journalists of the Country were participating in the convention and participated in cricket, table tennis, football penaltykick and golf events. East Coast team bagged the runner up trophy in the JK Bose Zonal cricket tournament. Odisha player Fizal and Aziz put their best effort and guided the east zone team to reach the final. Similarly, in penalty kick event, OSJA team represented by Fizal, Aziz and Gyanaranjan and the team reached the semifinals. In the annual general body meeting it was finalised that OSJA would host the 2016 convention before the Ranji season.
Rutuparna finishes 2nd in Super Series Tennis
Bhubaneswar: Odisha girl Rutuparna Choudhary lost to all India rank 10th and seeded 2nd Shreya Gulia from Haryana by 5-7, 0-6 in the girls U14 singles final of All India Shaishya TPPAG Super Series Tennis Tournament at Ahmedabad on Friday. Similarly, in girls U14 doubles final also Rutuparna Choudhary and her partner Ameek Kiran Batth lost to Rachana Reddy of Andhra Pradesh and Prerna Vichare of Maharashtra by 6-3,3-6,(2-10).