Gajapati Dist School Kabaddi, Kho Kho held
Paralakhemundi: Gajapati districts School Kabaddi and Kho Kho Championship held at Krushna Chandra Gajapti Government High School on Friday. R Udayagiri block emerged champion of the Kabaddi event and the runner up trophy claimed by Nuagarh block in the men event. Similarly, in women kabaddi, R udayagir and Rayagada bagged the champion and runner up trophies respectively. In the kho kho event, Gosani and Rayagada block received the champion and runner up titles respectively. Altogether 330 students from seven blocks of the Gajapati Districts were participated in the meet. District Education Officer Sanjib Kumar Singh, head master Basudev Dalaei, Satwaki Kumar Patnaik, DSO Pravakar Tripathy, M Khageswar Rao were present in the closing ceremony. S laxman Rao, Surendra Patra and Pradip Kumar samal were conducted the tournament.
25 powerlifters to participate in National meet
Bhubaneswar: A 25-member State powerlifting team has been selected to participate in the Senior National Powerlifting Championship at Kashipur in Uttarakhand from September 7 to 13, informed Odisha State Powerlifting Association secretary Chitta Ranjan Swain in a Press Meet at Ukal Karate School here on Friday. State team comprises of 17 men and eight women would participate in equipped and unequipped events. Among others, vice president Hari Prasad Patnaik, treasurer Debasis Acharay , Janaki Ballav Mishra, Rajib Singh, Sanjib Mohanty, Mir Ajmat Ali and Himanshu Shekhar Das were present. State team: Unequipped: Men; Sudam Sahu, Somarendra Mohanta (both 59kg), Samarendra Routray (66kg), Dora Kondagori, Rakesh Kumar Satapathy (both 83kg), Sanjay Kumar Nayak (100kg), Taran Deep Singh (+120 kg), Shakti Ranjan Barik (74kg, reserve),Women; Anupama Swain (47kg), Chandrabadani Mohanta (63kg), Krishna Kumari Malik (57kg), Geetarani Sasmal (+84kg), Chinni Monika (manager), Satyabrata Behera (coach). Equipped: Men; Basanta Malika, Amit Thapa (both 59kg), Govinda Jena (66kg), Roop Narayan Singh (74kg), lohit Kishore Bal, Rajesh Srivastav (83kg), Gangadhar Bisoi (93kg). Both; Pradeep Kumar Patra (66kg), laxmimani Singh (47kg, women), Priyadarshini Bisoi (72kg, women).
Kalinga Marine penalty kick tourney on Sept 6
Bhubaneswar: Unit-6 Athletic Association would host a day long Kalinga Marine Penalty Kick Tournament at Unit-6 High School Ground here on Sunday. To motivate, promote and popularise football among the young star the UAA would organise the one day tourney, in which seven players and a goalkeeper would be the composition of a team. Mor the 25 teams are expected to participate in the meet. The champion and runner up would receive Kalinga Marine trophies. The schools interested to participate in the meet can contact UAA secretary Dillip Das and officials.