A sports kiosk has been inaugurated recently at Retang Colony here in the presence of social worker and youth leader Biswajit Pattnaik, senior citizen A Laxmi and NC Das.
Apart from providing sports equipment and materials at a reasonable price, it aims to provide free coaching to the successful athletes and help prepare for higher competitions by experts, impart free fitness training for the children and senior citizens like aerobics and yoga, etc.
Among others, president of the Niladrivihar Youth and Cultural Association, Bhubaneswar, Dr Prakash Chandra Panigrahi, Gold medalist of State meet-2019 Deepankar Behera, Sprots person Debendra Kuamr Sahoo (Kuna), Sameer Ranjan Behera (Sanu), Prafulla Behera, L Prasant Babu, Dr S Bala Raju Dora and sports teachers from different schools were present.