Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup: Sports Minister visits Kalinga Stadium

Bhubaneswar, November 21: With just two days to go for the Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup, almost all of the participating teams have arrived in the host city, Bhubaneswar, and are training rigorously at the Kalinga Stadium for winning the Champions title. And to ensure all preparations for the World Cup are on track, Odisha […]

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Team Belgium arrives in Bhubaneswar for FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup

Bhubaneswar, November 16: Team Belgium arrived on Tuesday afternoon for the FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar 2021, set to begin from November 24. Grouped in Pool A, along with teams such as Chile, Malaysia, and South Africa, Belgium was looking at strong competition right from the start. “We have had an intense […]

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Maharashtra crowned Champion at National Yogasana Championship in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, November 13: The first ever physical National Yogasana Sports Championships culminated here on Saturday. Maharashtra was crowned as overall champion while Tamil Nadu bagged the second position and West Bengal and Goa emerged as third at India’s first ever Physical National Yogasana Championships hosted by Odisha – The Sports Capital of India. Chief guest […]

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2nd National Yogasana Sports Championships kick-starts in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, November 11: The 2nd National Yogasana Sports Championships 2021-22 began with a gala opening ceremony on Thursday at Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium of KIIT University here. The championship was kick-started in the presence of 560 young athletes from 30 States aiming high for 50 medals in a uniquely designed competition and Sports and Youth […]

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Odisha CM inaugurates Football for School programme

Bhubaneswar, October 27: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated the Football for School programme at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) in a joint venture with Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). He inaugurated the ceremony in a virtual meeting. The inauguration ceremony was held amid proper Covid protocols in the presence of KIIT […]

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FIH Odisha Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup to be held sans spectators in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, October 26: The FIH Odisha Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar-2021 scheduled to begin on November 24, will be a telecast-only affair as Hockey India and FIH jointly decided to hold the marquee quadrennial tournament under closed-doors. With the sheer popularity of the sport in this region and expected crowds in the Kalinga […]

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Shardul Thakur replaces Axar Patel in Team India’s World Cup squad

New Delhi, October 23: The All-India Senior Selection Committee after a discussion with the team management has added Shardul Thakur to the main squad. All-rounder Axar Patel, who was part of the 15-member squad will now be on the list of stand-by players. India’s squad for ICC T20 World Cup: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma […]

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West Bengal delegation visits Kalinga Stadium to study sports ecosystem in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, October 7: A high-level delegation from the West Bengal Government led by Additional Chief Secretary (Youth Services and Sports) Subrat Biswas, visited Kalinga Stadium Complex here to study the sports ecosystem in Odisha. The delegation, which comprised of officers from the Department of Youth Services and Sports and Public Works Department, were particularly interested […]

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Odia triathlete Pranab selected for national camp for Commonwealth, Asian Games

Bhubaneawar, October 4: Pranab Das, a 20-year-old triathlete from Odisha, has qualified for the National Camp for Commonwealth Games and Asian Games to be held next year after winning Gold medal in National triathlon Championship held in Chennai on September 25. Out of 84 athletes from across the country, Pranab clinched Gold completing 1.5 KM […]

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