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Bhubaneswar, September 20: Odisha will host the 40th edition of the Junior National Kho Kho Championship from September 22 to September 26, 2021. Over 700 players from 60 participating teams from states and union territories will vie for the crown in the boys’ and girls’ category respectively in the championship. The teams have been divided […]
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Bhubaneawar September 18: The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) has recommended the names of ace para-shuttler and gold medalist Pramod Bhagat, shooter Manish Narwal, high jumper Sharad Kumar and javelin-thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar for Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2021. All the four has brought laurels for India at the recently held in Tokyo […]
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Paradip, September 11: The Paradip Port Sports Council organised two-day sports trainees selection in different categories such as Volleyball, Cricket, Football and Athletic at Gopabandhu Stadium, Paradip Port here under the Sports Trainees scheme of Major Port Sports Control Board. In this selection trial conducted on Thursday and Friday, total 369 participants in above categories […]
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Bhubaneswar, September 10: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday felicitated Tokyo Paralympics gold medalist Pramod Bhagat with a cash award of Rs 6 crore at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium here. He has also been offered a Group-A level government job. Bhagat has left an indelible mark in the Sports history of India as the first […]
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Bhubaneswar, March 28: In yet another achievement for Odisha, renowned sports magazine Sportstar on Sunday honoured Odisha with Decade’s Best State for Promotion of Sports for the period from 2011 to 2020. Odisha received the Sortstar Aces Award that honoured the Giants of the Decade. Renowned Hockey star MM Somaya handed over the award to […]
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Bhubaneswar, March 27: Kalinga Stadium in Odisha’s capital city Bhubaneswar will host AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022TM Local Organising Committee (LOC) on Friday confirmed the Kalinga Stadium along with two other host cities and stadiums – D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi […]
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Bhubaneswar, March 15: With an aim to develop a robust culture for swimming and produce world-class swimmers from the state, JSW Sports in collaboration with the Odisha Sports and Youth Services Department on Monday announced the launch of a comprehensive Grassroot Programme scheduled to commence from April 1. The Grassroots Swim Programme will be rolled […]
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New Delhi, March 7: The IPL Governing Council on Sunday announced the schedule for VIVO Indian Premier League 2021 to be held in India. The season will kick-start on April 9, 2021 in Chennai. “After nearly two years, the IPL extravaganza will return home with Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai & Kolkata hosting the marquee […]
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New Delhi, February 28: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) confirmed Odisha as the venue for the forthcoming Hero Indian Women’s League 2020-21 edition. The dates for the tournament will be announced soon, said an official release. The AIFF appreciated Odisha Government’s longstanding partnership with Indian Football wherein the latter have been providing its stadia […]
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Rourkela, February 16: In a tribute to Sundargarh’s contribution to Indian hockey, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday laid the foundation stone for India’s biggest hockey stadium in Rourkela. The stadium will be named after noted freedom fighter Birsa Munda and will co-host Hockey World Cup-2023. “It will be a benchmark in design for hockey, […]
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