Men’s Hero Hockey India League 2025-26: Vedanta Kalinga Lancers book spot in the final 

Bhubaneshwar, January 23: Vedanta Kalinga Lancers booked their spot in the final of the Men’s Hero Hockey India League (HIL), securing a 2-1 win against Ranchi Royals at the Kalinga Hockey Stadium on Friday. Alexander Hendrickx bagged a brace to give his side a 2-0 lead before Mandeep Singh pulled one back for the Royals. […]

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Odisha: State Youth Festival-2025 concludes at Kalinga Stadium

Bhubaneswar, December 26: The State Youth Festival-2025, showcasing the creativity, talent and youthful energy of Odisha, concluded on a high note at the Kalinga Stadium on Friday here. Organised over three days from December 24, the festival brought together young talents from across the state, providing a vibrant platform for artistic, literary and scientific expression. […]

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Odisha to host 39th National Junior Athletics Championship-2024

Bhubaneswar, December 4: The Sports and Youth Services Department in collaboration with the Athletics Federation of India and Odisha Athletics Association, will host the 39th National Junior Athletics Championship-2024, from December 7-11 at the Kalinga Stadium here. Earlier this year, Odisha hosted the 27th National Federation Senior Athletics Competition, 70th Odisha State Senior & Junior […]

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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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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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VK Pandian, Secretary to Odisha CM bags FIH Presidents Award

Bhubaneswar, May 21: V Karthikeyan Pandian, Secretary to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has been honoured by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) for his huge contribution for the promotion and development of Hockey in Odisha. FIH in its 47th Congress on May 22 conferred with the prestigious Presidents Award to the 2000-batch IAS officer. On […]

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Odisha’s Kalinga Stadium to host AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022

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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