The Cricket Association for the Visually Impaired (CAVI) Odisha with the support of Ramadevi Women's University, Rotary District 3262 and Women and Child Development Society hosted a heartfelt felicitation programme for the four Odia visually impaired women cricketers of Indian team, who won the Gold Medal and the three Odia visually impaired men cricket players of Indian team, who secured the Silver Medal in the IBSA World Game 2023 at Birmingham UK.
The cricketers are Phula Soren, (Vice Captain Indian team), Basanti Hansda, Padmini Tudu and Jhili Birua who won Gold and Md Jafar Iqbal, Pankaj Bhue and Nakula Badanayak won the Silver. Notably, two of the celebrated athletes phula Soren and Basanti Hansda are from Ramadevi Women's University.
The event was graced by the Governor of Rotary District 3262. Syndicate members and the president of Rotary EClub, extended her support by presenting beautiful dress materials to the players.
Vice Chancellor Aparajita Chaudhury, Coach Sanyas Kumar Behera, CAVI president Md Jafar Iqbal and Major Dr Kalpana Das among others spoke.