Members of Indian Girls Rugby Team visited the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) here and met KIIT and KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta on Friday.
Dr Samanta thanked Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for organising the championship for the first time in Odisha and congratulated the team members and wished them success in the ongoing championship.
The team which has five KISS girls, Sumitra Nayak, Soni Mandangi, Liza Sardar, Parbati Kisku and Jeemamani Naik, is in Bhubaneswar to participate in the Asia Rugby 7’s Under-18 Girls Championship which was inaugurated in Bhubaneswar on October 26.
On the occasion, Dr Samanta announced to host the Indian team for dinners along with cash award of Rs 10,000 to each player if they win the championship trophy, Rs 5,000 if they become first runners-up and sports dress if they become the second runners-up.
He also congratulated Odisha Rugby Football Association president and Bhubaneswar North MLA Priyadarshi Mishra and secretary Upendra Mohanty for their continuous effort to popularise Rugby in Odisha.