ORFA felicitates SAG medalists Mandakini
Bhubaneswar: Orissa Rugby Football Association felicitated South Asian Games medalist Mandakini Majhi here on Friday. Majhi bagged gold medal in women kho kho event. Happiest moment of my life was when my team defeated Bangladesh in the final 14-12 and claimed the gold medal. For the first time the indigenous sports kho kho included in the SAG and I feel proud to be the first women of our State got the honour, Mandakini said.I never participated in any senior event, but the national selector picked up me for the national camp on the basis of my junior national track record. Earlier I was a runner but during the camp my coach emphasized on me to be as chaser, added Mandakini.We are three sisters and I am the elder daughter of my parents Rajib Majhi and Roma Majhi, belongs to ludhipada village of Bolangir district. My aim is to participate in the world Kho Kho meet. Minimum athletic ability is required to be a successful player. I will put more emphasis on my practice schedule. I am dreaming for the Arjuna award to make my State proud, Mandakini added. Among others, ORFA president MlA Priyadarshi Mishra and secretary Upendra Kumar Mohanty were present.
5 Odisha eves to join National
U-14 girl’s football camp
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s five girls footballer got selected by All India Football Federation for U-14 Girls National preparatory camp for the preparation of AFC –U-14 Girls Regional Championship-2016.
Namita Panna, Susmita Tanty, Bannya Kabiraj, Nikita Bishi and Deepa Nayak are the five players were selected from the recently concluded Sub Junior Girls National Football Championship which was held at Cuttack. The national camp will held at SAI NSWC, Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat from March 7 to April 20. Odisha’s Sradhanjali Samantray will join the camp as assistant coach. The team selected from the camp will travel to Dushnbe,Tajikstan to participate in the AFC- U- 14 Girls Regional Championship schedule to be held from April 20 to May 1.
FAO secretary Sanjay Behera congratulated to all the players for their outstanding achievement and also wished them best of luck.