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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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Bhubaneswar, October 25: The Odisha Government on Tuesday felicitated sportspersons with special cash awards for their outstanding performance at the 36 National Games 2022 in Gujarat. A total of Rs 3.16 crore was given out to 100 athletes. Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera, department Secretary R Vineel Krishna and Odisha Hockey Promotion Council Chairman Dilip Tirkey […]
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Bhubaneswar, June 8: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday felicitated Indian men’s team members and coach for the spectacular victory in Thomas Cup 2022. India won this coveted cup for the first time in the history of Thomas cup championship since it started in 1948-49. Apart from Hockey and Cricket, this is only third sporting […]
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Bhubaneswar, April 17: The XAVIER-EMLYON business school, a one-of-its kind Indo-French collaboration between XIM University, Bhubaneswar and emlyon business school, France and the only academic high performance center of excellence in sports industry management of Odisha organised the second edition of SPORT IT virtually on April 15 and 16. The event was organised in collaboration […]
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Bhubaneawar, December 24: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday felicitated the Para badminton players who won the medals at the recent Tokyo Paralympics. He congratulated them on their spectacular performance in Tokyo. He felicitated Deepa Malik (President Paralympic Committee of India), Prabhakar Rao (Chairman, Para-badminton India), Gaurav Khanna – Head Coach, Para Badminton Indian team, […]
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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, 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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Puri, October 13: As per the direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian on Wednesday visited the Puri stadium project site and supervised the ongoing works. He reviewed the project progress in detail and directed to expedite the completion. He mentioned that it is the dream of Chief Minister to […]
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Bhubaneawar, September 23: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced that the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar will be hosting the FIH Junior Men’s Hockey World Cup from 24th November to 5th December, 2021. “As the reigning champions, our team will take advantage of the home ground and emerge victorious again. I wish best wishes […]
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