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Bhubaneswar, May 3: Bhubaneswar Indoor Stadium has proved a happy hunting ground for Tamil Nadu’s pole vaulter Baranica Elangovan. Within a span of nearly five weeks, the 29 years old improved the national record twice. On both occasions the venue was Bhubaneswar’s Indoor Stadium. On Sunday, Baranica Elangovan cleared 4.23m, to better her own national […]
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Bhubaneswar, May 2: Kuldeep Kumar representing Madhya Pradesh won a battle of wits to set national men’s pole vault record on Day-One of inaugural Indian Indoor Open Combined Events and Pole Vault Competition at Bhubaneswar’s Indoor Stadium on Saturday. The 21-year-old star cleared the height of 5.41m in his first attempt to better the national […]
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Bhubaneswar, April 7, 2026: The Under-17 competitions of the 69th National School Games Federation of India (SGFI) Rugby Championship 2025–26 witnessed thrilling action at Kalinga Stadium, with host Odisha clinching the girls’ title and Bihar securing the boys’ championship. In the Under-17 girls’ category, Odisha delivered an impressive performance to lift the trophy. Bihar finished […]
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Bhubaneswar, April 6: The 69th National School Games Federation of India (SGFI) Rugby Championship 2025–26 for both boys and girls in the Under-17 and Under-14 categories was inaugurated at Kalinga Stadium on Monday here. The national-level school rugby championship will be held from April 6 to April 10. The inaugural ceremony was graced by the […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 30: The inaugural edition ASMITA Rugby League – National, a women-only national rugby competition, will take place on 31st January and 1st February at the Kalinga Stadium here, featuring the country’s top-performing State teams across senior and age-group categories. The tournament is being held under the Sports Authority of India’s ASMITA initiative, a […]
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Bhubaneswar, March 22: The National Para Fencing Championship 2025 is set to take place in Bhubaneswar from March 28 to 31. The prestigious event will be held at Biju Patnaik Indoor Stadium, Niladri Vihar, and Kalinga Sports Complex, bringing together top para fencers from across the country. Organized by the Para Sports Association of Odisha […]
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Bhubaneswar, July 12: The Hockey Association of Odisha has announced the selection of the 18-member Odisha Junior Women’s Hockey team, set to compete in the 2nd Hockey India Junior Women’s East Zone Championship 2024, to be held in Kolkata. The championship will take place from the 14-21 July, showcasing some of the finest hockey talent […]
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Bhubaneswar, January 30: The Odisha Government has revised the guidelines for extending cash awards to sportspersons and coaches, including the para and differently-abled sportspersons for winning medals in national and international sports competitions. As per the guidelines issued by the Sports and Youth Services Department, the quantum of cash awards will be maximum up to […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 9: The Odisha Government on Thursday inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel (AM/NS India) to establish a High-Performance Centre in Kho Kho. The MoU was signed in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Sports and Youth Services Tusharkanti Behera, department Secretary Vineel Krishna, AM/NS’s Keiji Kubota and […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 7: With an aim to give a major boost to the development of sports and fitness in the city, particularly Table Tennis, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday inaugurated the Odisha Table Tennis Academy in Bhubaneswar. On this occasion, he also declared open the 29th State Table Tennis Championship 2023. The Odisha Table […]
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