Bharateeya Paramparik Kreeda Mahotsava concludes at CUO

Koraput, April 22: The two-day Bharateeya Paramparik Kreeda Mahotsava organised jointly by the Central University of Odisha (CUO), Koraput and the Kreeda Bharati concluded on Saturday. The valedictory event was held at the Sports Ground of CUO. Gracing the event, University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Chakradhar Tripathi thanked all the stakeholders for the successful completion of the […]

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ITF Asian 14-U Finals concludes; Korea bags Champions trophy

Bhubaneswar, April 14: The ITF Asian (Jr) Championships Finals that commenced on April 4, concluded at Kalinga Stadium here on Friday with Team Korea emerging overall Champions of the tournament. Korea’s Won Min Kim and Jiyun Oh were crowned the Singles champions in the boys and girls category, respectively. With athletes from 14 countries, the […]

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Odisha, Arcelor-Mittal Nippon Steel sign pact for High Performance Centre & Academies in Gymnastics

Bhubaneswar, April 8: The Odisha Government on Saturday entered into a partnership with Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel (AM/NS) India to set up High Performance Centre (HPC) in Gymnastics in Bhubaneswar to promote and develop the sport of gymnastics in the State. As part of this agreement, academies will also be set up in Puri, Jeypore […]

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Odisha CM inaugurates Tennis Centre in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneawar, March 29: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday inaugurated the Tennis Centre at the Kalinga Stadium Sports Complex here. The Chief Minister also launched the logo and jersey of the upcoming international tennis tournament on this occasion. The Tennis Centre is certified by International Tennis Federation. It features one synthetic centre court with a […]

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Naveen felicitates ISL Golden Boot award winner Diego Mauricio of Odisha FC

Bhubaneswar, March 23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday felicitated Odisha FC’s Diego Mauricio, who won the coveted ISL 2022-23 Golden Boot award. The Chief Minister congratulated Diego for his exemplary performance and contribution to the Odisha FC’s standing this season and wished him the best. They also posed with the ISL Golden Boot. Diego […]

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Rs 25 lakh cash reward for Odisha’s track & field athlete Bapi Hansda

Bhubaneawar, March 23: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday felicitated Odisha’s track and field athlete Bapi Hansda with a cash award of Rs 25 lakh for winning gold in the 400m hurdles at the recently concluded 18th National Youth Athletics Championship with a time of 51.90 sec. With this timing, Bapi is now ranked World […]

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Odisha: CM Naveen Patnaik receives Guinness World Records for Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium

Bhubaneawar, March 10: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday awarded with certificate of recognition from Guinness World Records for Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium, Rourkela being world’s largest fully seated hockey stadium. Built in record 15 months, the 20,011 seat stadium is now a benchmark in hockey infrastructure. “This recognition by Guinness Book of World Records […]

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Odisha: CM Naveen Patnaik receives Sportstar Aces Award

Mumbai/Bhubaneawar, February 27: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday received the ‘Best State for Promotion of Sports’ Award at the Sportstar Aces 2023 in Mumbai. Chief Minister Patnaik received this award from Suresh Nambath, Editor, The Hindu and legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar at a ceremony hosted by The Hindu Group in Mumbai. “Odisha won this […]

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Dharanidhar Sports Complex inaugurated in Odisha’s Keonjhar

Keonjhar, February 13: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated Dharanidhar Sports Complex in Keonjhar district. The campus is spread over nine acres and has been developed at a project cost of over Rs 35 crore. The new multi-sport complex features a natural turf football field, 400 m synthetic track with LED floodlights as well […]

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Odisha bag gold, bronze medals at Khelo India Youth Games 2022

Bhubaneswar, February 3: Odisha continued their strong outing at the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games 2022 in Madhya Pradesh as the Girls and Boys Kho Kho teams clinched gold and bronze medals, respectively. The Girls Kho Kho team dominated the gold medal match from start to finish and produced a scintillating win by 32-26 against […]

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