The Lingaraj Pigeon Club, Bhubaneswar conducted a pigeon flying tournament for the first time in the city in the name of Bhubaneswar Cup -2021.
The tournament was held for two categories, i.e., highflyer and lowflyer, in which about 20 competitors participated. Krushna Charan Singh and Ashok Sathpathy were guests. Members of Kendrapara Pigeon Club, Puri Pigeon Club, Lakhmi Nurshinga Pigeon Club, Salipur Pigeon Club, and Barabati Pigeon Club joined the event. The 1st prize in highflyer category was won by Subhakanta and Hiten Moharana, the 2nd prize by Rama Dora and the 3rd prize by Maheswar Paikaraya. The 1st prize in lowflyer category was won by Umakanta Das. The committee decided to rename the best pigeon trophy as Raghu memorial best pigeon trophy in memory of late eminent sculptor Raghunath Mohapatra. The Raghu memorial best pigeon trophy was given by Amitesh Mohapatra, the grandson of Raghunath Mohapatra.