Mark Hager new coach for Kalinga lancers
Bhubaneswar: Mark Hager head coach of the Black Sticks Women team of New Zealand has been appointed as the new coach of the Idco-Mcl Kalinga lancers team for the fourth edition of Hockey India league for 2016 season schedule to held from January 18 to February 21.
Hager former Australian hockey star with 230 caps and 179 goals to his name, he has been coaching the New Zealand Women since 2009. He guided the team to victory at the 2009 Champions Challenge, silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, bronze at the 2011 Champions Trophy and this year the team finished a credible fifth at the FIH Hockey World Cup and returned from the Glasgow Commonwealth Games with a bronze. Every year Kalinga lancers was appointed a new coach for better results. Australian Terry Walsh was the coach in the first edition and the team finished last. While Indian origin Jude Felix Sebastian was coach for the year 2014 edition and the team finished fifth. Former team India goalkeeper Dr AB Subbaiah appointed as team manager. While Australian physiologists David Joha will be the new trainer for the team. Odia physiotherapist Mukti Prasad Das and video analysts Ganesh Kar remain unchanged.
Sambit wins IS Open Chess Title
Bhubaneswar : Fourth seed Sambit Panda of Bhubaneswar shared points in the final round with his State-mate Pranab Kumar Patra and bagged 8.5 points, emerged champion of the 2nd IS All India Open Chess Championship at Cuttack on Friday. Sambit registered eight win and a draw in the nine rounds tournament and gain 66 elo rating.
Sawyan Baran De of West Bengal grabbed the runner up trophy with 7.5 points. While Pranab scored seven points and finished third. Top seed Rajendra Kuamr Sahu finished fourth with seven points. After this event I had gained 66 elo points and my present rating is near to 2000. For me coming two years will be very crucial, I will concentrate more to increase my rating consistently, said Sambit.
7 to participate in National Roller Skating
Bhubaneswar: Seven players have been selected in the State Roller skating selection and trail camp held at Cambridge School Campus in Cuttack on Friday. Altogether 40 boys and girls were from Bhubaneswar, Berhampur, Cuttack and Sambalpur took part in the selection competitiot was conducted by All India Referee Amit Ghadei and Nimish Sharma. National coach Amit Sharma attended as a observer from the All India Federation. Dr. Ananga Dwibedy inaugurated the Function in presence of Subasis Kar, Sitaram Sharma and Sonal Bajoria .The selected players will participate in the All India Championship to be held at Pune from January 15 to 20. State Team: J Ansh, Manish Nayak, Harshavardhan Tiwari, Aditya Pattnaik, Pritish Aryan Jena, Dibyans Mehera, Md. Sayan Salad.
State open chess begins
Bhubaneswar: The three day State Open Chess Championship organised by Orissa State Chess Association (OSCA) began on Sunday at Secretariat Recreation Club here. As many as 112 players including 27 rated players from 19 districts of the state are in the title race. The nine rounds tournament was inaugurated by Arati Bijoy Mohanty, Vice-President of OSCA. Former state champion Manas Parida is the top seed. After the end of third rounds, Manas Parida, Birakishore Behera, Raghunath Mohanty, Rabindra Moharana, Amal Das, Aditya Pattnaik, G. Prahallad, Manas Moharana, Natabara Das, Sahadev Khatei, Harssit Mohapatra, Sunil Sethy and Dhirendra Das are 13 players leading with three points each. They are closely followed by Prabhat Ojha and Anshuman Nanda with 2.5 points each. Debasis Panigrahi is the chief arbiter and assisted by Pravat Nath.