The Good Samaritan Trust managed sports website of the State www.sportslogon.com will celebrate their 5th anniversary on July 10 at Jaydev Bhawan here. On the occasion of the anniversary five sportsperson of the State will be felicitated, Good Samaritan Trust Secretary Tanmay Das informed.
Women footballer Bannya Kabiraj, hockey player Dipsan Tirkey, sprinter Srabani Nanda, coach Nilamadhab Deo and athlete Julitha Minz will receive Kumudini Krida Prativa award, young emerging player of the year, sports person of the year, best coach and player of the Bygone Era awards respectively.
Bannya will receive the trophy along with cash award of Rs 10,000 and four other awardees will get the trophy along with cash award of Rs 25,000 each.
Srabani will get the sportslogon player of the award. She bagged many international and national medals in the 100, 200 and 4X100 meter events. She got the Rio berth in the 200 metre event.
Hockey layer Dipsan is the permanent member of national junior hockey team. As a captain he represented the country many international matches.
Banny who will get the Kumudini krida prativa purskar, represented the country in junior girls football team in various AFC age category tournament. She was the vice-captain of national U-14 team.
Nilamadav Deo the ace athletic coach of the State, Srabani Nanda, Dutee Chand and Amiya Kumar Mallick are the few names among his students. Recently, Dutee and Srabani qualify for the Rio Olympics in the women 100 and 200 metre events respectively.
Jury committee comprises of Olympian lajrus Barla, trust secretary Tanmay Das, trustee Nanda Kishor Pattnaik, Hockey Gangapur Odisha secretary Deabsis Gauda, News 7 sports journalists Samikya Pattnaik, sports analysts Dilip Samantaray were unanimously selected the awardees names.