Sub-junior Soft Tennis tourney begins today
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Soft Tennis Association (OSTA) is all set to organise the 8th Sub-Junior National Soft Tennis Championship for Boys and Girls at Tennis Complex in KIIT Campus here from May 1 to 5. Altogether 23 States including the host would participate in the five day long tournament. A team comprises of 20 members, the contingent consists of eight boys, eight girls, two manager and two coaches. The teams will participate in the singles, doubles, mixed doubles and team championship events. Member of Parliament (MP) Prasana Kumar Patasani and KIIT and KISS founder Dr Achutya Samanta will inaugurate the national meet, informed OSTA secretary M Azam.
KISS-B emerge Sub-Junior Football champion
Bhubaneswar: In the one-sided final match, dominating KISS-B pipped Kalinga Vidyapitha,Syampur by 3-0 goals and emerged champion in the four-day-long Sub-Junior Football Championship for Bhubaneswar zone Coca-Cola Cup, which concluded at Unit-1 High School Ground here on Tuesday, being organised by Bhubaneswar Athletic Association and Bhubaneswar School Sports Association under the aegis of All India Football Federation and Football Association of Odisha. Ananta Murmu of the champion team started the party in the 21st minute and his-mate Chaturananda Marandi doubled the lead in 23rd minute, Hindurai Soren nailed the final goal in the 36th minute. Earlier in the semifinals, Hindurai Soren scored the solitary goal and KISS-B edged out Topovan High School by 1-0 goal and in another match, Kalinga Vidyapitha,Syampur defeated KISS-A by 4-2 goals through the tie-breaker. The Coca Cola champion trophy was presented to KISS-B, team by former Indian women football team captain Sradhanjali Samantray while the runners-up trophy was presented to Kalinga Vidyapitha, Syampur by Md Jabbar, the chief coach of Indian women football team. Bhubaneswar Athletic Association president Suresh Kumar Routray, secretary, Dr SR Parija, Narendra Sethy, Raghunath Panda, Manoranjan Mohanty, Sarada Kanungo, Radha Mohapatra, Nabaranjan Pattnaik, Priyanath Mishra, Dillip Pattnaik, Rajat Bhalav Das, Somnath Mohapatra, and Arabindra Nath Mitra were present on the occasion. Ashok Mohanty conducted the prize distribution ceremony.
Basketball summer camp from May 7
Bhubaneswar: In a motive to create interest among the young kids of the city, the sports department coach Rajndra Pani will organise the Basketball Summer Coaching Camp at Kalinga Stadium form May 7 to 30. This camp is a regular feature since 2003. The students (boys & girls) between the age group of eight to 16 years can join the free of cost coaching camp. The registration for the camp will be held at Kalinga Stadium from May 7 to 15, informed coach Rajendra Pani.
More than 150 young players are expected in the camp. Every year the participation numbers are increasing which is a good factor for the sports. It is not easy to equip players in four week camp but the interest for basketball can be implanted in the mind. The trainees will be imparted the fundamentals of basketball in this camp, added Pani.