Sports

Bhubaneswar: The 39th Sub Junior and 49th Junior National Aquatic Championships 2023 kicked off in Bhubaneswar, Odisha with a splash of remarkable achievements. The newly inaugurated Indoor Aquatic Centre at the Kalinga Sports Complex provided an international backdrop for the exhilarating races on the opening day. Assam’s Jananjoy J Hazarika set the pace by smashing the…

Bhubaneswar: With the goal of nurturing diverse hockey talent in Odisha, former Indian Women’s Hockey Team captain, Rani Rampal, has initiated a women’s strikers camp at the iconic Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. This unique camp, organized by the Sports and Youth Services Department of Odisha in collaboration with the Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance…

Bhubaneswar: The sports landscape in Odisha received a significant boost today as Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated two state-of-the-art sports facilities, the Gymnastics High Performance Centre and the Hockey High Performance Centre, at the prestigious Kalinga Stadium. The Gymnastics High Performance Centre, a collaborative initiative between Odisha and Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India, aims to…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha weightlifter Jyoshna Sabar has been crowned Best Lifter in the Youth Category at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships 2023 held at Gautam Buddha University in Greater Noida. In the Youth Category (40kg), Jyotsna Sabar emerged victorious with 53 kg in snatch and 64 kg in clean & jerk for a total of 116 kg….

Bhubaneswar: Sunil Chettri lead Indian team wins the Hero Intercontinental Cup held at Kalinga Stadium today. The Blue Tigers defeated Lebanon 2-0 in the finals. Both the teams gave a tough fight and in the first none could score. In the second half, the Indian team made a lead with 2 scores, while Lebanon struggled…

Bhubaneswar: Kerala’s Commonwealth Games medalist in men’s long jump Sreeshankar Murali stole the show on Sunday’s penultimate day of the 62nd National Inter State Senior Athletics Championship. In his opening preliminary round jump Kerala’s 24 years international athlete recorded 8.41m jump to better Budapest World Athletics Championship and Hangzhou Asian Games qualification marks. He also…

Bhubaneswar: Three athletes achieved the Hangzhou Asian Games qualification time in their respective events on the opening day of the 62nd National Inter State Senior Athletics Championship in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. Haryana’s international sprinter Anjali Devi dipped below the Asian Games qualification time of 52.89 seconds. During the women’s 400m heats today she clocked 52.96…

Bhubaneswar: The 62nd Inter-State Athletic Championship has commenced today at the Kalinga Stadium. Eminent athlete and President of Indian Olympic Association, PT Usha declared the event open. “I am delighted that Odisha Government is organising this event. This event is very important for our athletes as it is a qualification for Asian Games. I wish…