Summer cricket camp begins
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to develope cricket in the grossroots level, the leading cricket club of the temple city, Town Club is organising a 15-day summer cricket camps, which inaugurated at Town Club ground here on Wednesday. Khurda district sports officer and cricket coach lalitendu Mohanty is guiding the campers regarding the basics of cricket along with physical fitness. Time to time State Ranji trophy players will also join the camp to help the players, said club sports secretary Manoj Mahapatra. Culture and Tourism Minister Ashok Panda inaugurated the camp in presence of club president Suresh Kumar Routaray, senior BJP leader Samir Mohanty and former corporater Rajendra Samartha.
Commissionerate Police win State Police meet
Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police A team emerged champion in the volleyball event of the 74th State Police Volleyball and Basketball Championship, defeating Commissionerate Police B by 3-2 sets at Kalinga Stadium here on Tuesday. In the nail biting final match, CP-A win over CP-B by 25-21,17-25, 20-25,25-20, 15-13 points. In the basketball final, OSAP 6th Battalion Cuttack edged out Commissionerate Police A team and claimed the title.
Gangpur team leaves for National meet
Bhubaneswar: A 18-member Hockey Gangpur Odisha team proceed on Tuesday to participate in the 7th Hockey India Junior Women National Championship (Division-A), scheduled to be held at Bhopal from May 4 to 14. Altogether 20 teams, two from Odisha would vie for the title in the championship. Teams have been divided in four pools after completion of pool league matches, top two teams of each pool would qualify for the quarterfinal round matches. Hockey Gangpur Odisha have been placed in the pool-B along with Hockey Haryana, Hockey Bhopal, Chhattisgarh Hockey and Hockey Uttarakhand. On the inaugural day, Gangpur will meet Hockey Uttarakhand on May 4.
Hockey Gangpur Odisha team: Madhuri Kindo, Rahil Tirkey, Philicia Tappo, Binita Kujur, Rinki Kujur, Sushanti Minz, Rojita Kujur, Janhabi Pradhan, Premanjali Tappo, Jiwan Kishori Toppo, Namrata Jasmini Bara, laxmi Ekka, Samira lakra, Joyti Chhatri, Sunita Xaxa, Aten Tapno, Prativa Ekka, Sonia Kumari Tapno. Peter Soreng (coach), Chandigarh Naik (manager).