Out of eight teams participating in the 33th Pallahara Cup-2021, a State-level football tournament, the Bagedia team became champion defeating Sambalpur by 1-0 goal. The final match was held on Monday and Bagedia received seal with cash prize and Sambalpur received runners-up cup from chief guest Assembly Deputy Speaker Rajanikant Singh. The tournament was inaugurated on October 25 by Pallahara MLA Mukesh Pal. The prize distribution ceremony, chaired by Pallahara Cup president Netrananda Mohakul, was also attended by MLA Pal, BJD district president Mahendra Bastia, Pallahara block Chairperson Naba Naik, Sub-collector Ajit ku Pradhan besides Raghunandan Acharya, Bishnu Prasad Das and Sudhansu Kapardar as guests. Chief guest Singh felicitated former veteran football players and also opened a Gym near the stadium.