Sports News

Hockey Association of Odisha Announces Junior Women’s Squad for 2024 East Zone Championship

July 12, 2024July 17, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

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 […]

Odisha CM inaugurates India’s First Indoor Athletics Centre & state-of-the-art Indoor Aquatic Center at Kalinga Stadium

March 9, 2024March 12, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, March 9: In a major boost to Indian athletics and swimming, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday inaugurated India’s first Indoor Athletics Centre and Indoor Aquatic Centre at the Kalinga Stadium here. He also laid the foundation stone for the Indoor Diving Centre. The Indoor Athletics Centre stands as India’s first capable of hosting […]

Odisha issues revised guidelines for cash awards to sportspersons & coaches; Cash awards will be maximum up to Rs 9 crore

January 30, 2024January 31, 2024Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

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 […]

Odisha: CM inaugurates Odisha Table Tennis Academy in Bhubaneswar

November 7, 2023November 9, 2023Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

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 […]

Odisha: Pass the Ball Trophy Tour reaches Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar

July 16, 2023Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, July 16: As part of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023’s ‘Pass The Ball Trophy Tour’ campaign, the legendary Hero Asian Championship trophy arrived at the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday. Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera, President Hockey India, Dilip Tirkey and Director of Sports, Odisha Siddhartha Das graced the event and unveiled the […]

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik buys first ticket for Intercontinental Cup 2023

May 30, 2023May 31, 2023Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

Bhubaneswar, May 30: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday bought the first ticket for the upcoming Intercontinental Cup 2023 that will be played at Bhubaneswar from 9-18 June. Captain of the Indian Football team, Sunil Chhetri handed over the first ticket for the marquee event to the Chief Minister in the presence of Dr. Shaji […]

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

March 23, 2023March 24, 2023Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

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 […]

SPORT IT -2022 held virtually

April 17, 2022April 18, 2022Odisha News TuneLeave a Comment

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 […]