The State’s eminent athletic coach Nilamadhab Deo was felicitated by the Bhubaneswar Athletic Association and the Kishore Club jointly here on Wednesday.
BAA felicitated Deo in recognition of his immense contribution in shaping the career of many athletes of the State. He has produced many national and international medalists. Recently, his trannies Srabani Nanda and Dutee Chand created history by qualifying for the Rio Olympics.
Dutee and Srabani are the first Odia athletes to participate in the women’s 100 and 200 metre individual events respectively in Rio.
Among the prominent member BAA secretary SR Parija, treasurer RN Panda, Gobind Mohanty, Aurobindo Mitra, Ashok Mohanty, RK Mondal, Priyanath Mishra were present in the felicitation ceremony.