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Bhubaneswar, December 17: In recognition of the outstanding performance of athletes at the national and international level, the Sports and Youth Services Department on Friday felicitated at least 237 athletes from across the State. Minister for Sports and Youth Services, Tusharkanti Behera, felicitated the athletes with cash prizes in the presence of department Secretary R.Vineel […]
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Bhubaneswar, December 16: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday visited the Kalinga Stadium here and reviewed the progress of the major ongoing sports infrastructure projects being carried out within its premises, particularly the indoor aquatic centre, which once complete, will be an iconic facility for swimmers. In addition, the Indoor Athletics Stadium, will be the […]
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Bhubaneswar, December 4: Government of Odisha, through Sports and Youth Services Department (DSYS) and Swimming Federation of India (SFI) on Saturday entered into a partnership to develop, promote and expand the Swimming ecosystem in the State and India. Through this collaborative partnership, Odisha will provide support and sponsor SFI and the Federation in conjunction with […]
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Bhubaneswar, December 1: The State Government has ordered compulsory retirement of four Coaches of Odisha Council of Sports on grounds of inefficiency and dereliction of duty. Earlier, a Review Committee for premature Retirement of Government Servants in the Sports and Youth Services Department had assessed their performance and has found these four to be poor […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 24: The much-anticipated FIH Odisha Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup Bhubaneswar-2021, which will see 16 top teams from across the globe vie for the title, was declared open by Governor of Odisha Prof Ganeshi Lal at the Kalinga Stadium here on Wednesday. State Sports and Youth Services Minister Tusharkanti Behera, FIH president Dr […]
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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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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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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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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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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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