Sports
With 26 medals, Odisha recorded a highest ever medal haul at the recently concluded 36th National Games in Gujarat. This success story of Odisha at the National Games was possible by the help extended by the Sports department (Govt. of Odisha) and MGR Minerals. Odisha Olympic Association thanked Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Minister, Sports and…
Bikash Swarup Pati, a former Odisha Ranji Trophy cricketer and current men’s senior selection committee member has successfully qualifiedas a BCCI match referee. The BCCI had conducted the match referee course and exam on Sept 5 and Sept 6 at Bengaluru for identifying suitable candidates for induction into the panel of BCCI match referees. 14…
Led by Saideep Mohapatra, Odisha Cricket Association’s (OCA) junior selection committee has picked a 15-member squad for the Vinoo Mankad Trophy 2022-23 season, starting October 7 in Pune. Pankaj Lochan Mohanty (president, OCA), Sanjay Behera (secretary, OCA) and all the office-bearers of OCA have extended their best wishes to the team. Squad: Saideep Mohapatra (capt)Prince…
Madhuri Meheta to lead as Odisha announce 16-member squad for the BCCI Senior Women’s T20 Trophy, starting October 11 in Bengaluru. Pankaj Lochan Mohanty (president, OCA), Sanjay Behera (secretary, OCA) and all the office-bearers of OCA have extended their best wishes to the team. Squad: Madhuri Meheta (capt)Sushree Dibyadarshini (VC)Pragyan P Mohanty (wk)Rashmita Chinara (wk)Kajol…
A 275-member Odisha contingent will be taking part in the upcoming 36th National Games, scheduled to be held between Sept 29 to Oct 12, in different cities of Gujarat. Out of the 275 contingent, 216 are athletes and 59 include team coaches, managers and physios. Odisha athletes are participating in 23 events and they are…
Cuttack: A preparatory meeting was held for the smooth conduct of the upcoming Legends League Cricket, scheduled to be held this month on the 27th, 29th and 30th here at the Barabati Stadium. Moreover, the State government has extended its complete support to host the tournament. After successfully hosting the first edition of the Legends…
The first phase of U-16 inter-district tournament of domestic season 2022-23, will begin from September 15. The Odisha Cricket Association said 16 districts will be participating in the first phase of the tournament, with matches to be played at different venues of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Khurda.
The Annual General Meeting of Odisha Athletics Association was held at the meeting hall of Odisha Olympic Association on Sunday, where an annual budget of Rs 67,85,000 for the year 2022-23 was passed. G.Srinibas Patnaik presided over the meeting, while Asirbad Behera, Hony Secretary Dulal Chandra Pradhan, Nalini Kumar Das, Dr. Janardan Dash, Durga Madhab…
Former India opener Shiv Sundar Das has successfully completed the NCA Hybrid Level-2 Coaching Course, conducted online by NCA-Bengaluru from Feb 14 to Feb 17. Das completed his Level-2 course with 75 per cent weightage and is now eligible to appear for the NCA Level-3 Coaching course. Currently, R Srikanth is the lone Level-3 qualified…
East Coast Railway Sports Association, Mancheswar organised Annual Badminton Championship-2022 for its employees, and over 100 staff participated. The tournament was inaugurated by Chief Workshop Manager, Suvas Chandra Kar and in presence of Sports Officer, Ramesh Kamini (Dy. CMM/MCS) along with all officers of CRW/MCS.
