Makhanlal Halder memorial chess from June 24
Bhubaneswar: The Puri District Chess Association (PDCA) is all set to organise the 23rd Makhanlal Halder Memorial Open Chess Championship at Durga Bari Samiti in Puri from June 24 to 26.
It is an open chess championship where players of all ages from all over India can participate. This championship was started in the year 1991 by renowned industrialist and hotelier Kumar Halder of Puri in the memory of his father late Makhanlal Halder. The championship offers a total cash prizes amounting to `33,500 to be distributed among top 20 finishers. The champion will receive trophy along with cash award of `7,000 while the runner up and third finisher will get `6,000 and `4,000 respectively. For further information players can contact chief arbiter Debasis Panigrahi, 9938318787/ 9438571659 on or before June 22nd.
FAO to host National Jr Girls football
Bhubaneswar : The All India Football Federations proposal of conducting the Junior Girls National Football Championship at Cuttack has been approved in the council meeting of Football Association of Odisha (FAO) was held at the OCA Conference Hall in Cuttack on Monday. In which 22 states are expected to participate.
It was resolved in the meeting that Senior Men Inter District Club Championship for Sahani Cup will be held at Samablpur and Baragarh from June 26th . The FAO league and Senior Women Inter District Championship for P.C Behera Trophy will be at Cuttack in the month of July and September respectively. The meeting was presided by FAO president MlA Barabbati Debashish Samantray in presence of FAO adviser Asirbad Behera. Among others, all the affiliated district Secretaries and club secretaries and FAO officials were present in the council meeting.
Bhubaneswar, KISS win Rugby 7-A-Side meet
Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar men and KISS women emerged champion of the Bhubaneswar Rugby 7s-A-Side Tournament at Kalinga Stadium here on Tuesday. In the men’s final, Bhubaneswar edged out KISS by 15-10 and in the women’s final, KISS pipped Bhubaneswar by 10-0 points. Similarly, In the boys U-18 final, KISS win over Bhubaneswar 15-0. As many as 14 teams from different categories were participated in the one-day tournament. Final results: Senior Men’s; Bhubaneswar bt KISS 15-10, Women; KISS bt Bhubaneswar 10-0, U-18 final; KISS bt Bhubaneswar 15-0, Semifinals: Senior Men’s; KISS bt Puri 35-0, Bhubaneswar bt Kashis 20-0, Women’s; Bhubaneswar bt Puri 40-0, KISS bt Cuttack 30-0, U-18 boys; KISS bt Gogole 20-0, Bhubaneswar bt Jajpur 15-0. Senior men’s teams; Kashis Rugby Club, Bhubaneswar Rugby Club, Jaipur Rugby Club, Kalinga Rugby Club, KISS Rugby Academy, Puri Rugby Club. U-18 Boys; KISS Rugby Academy, Bhubaneswar Rugby Club, Ggole sports Academy, Jajpur Rugby Club. Women’s team; KISS Rugby Academy, Bhubaneswar Rugby Club, Puri Rugby Club, Cuttack Rugby Club.