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Three Hockey Players From Odisha Selected For Argentina Tour
Three players from Odisha - Birendra Lakra, Shilanand Lakra and Amit Rohidas have been selected for the Hockey India Argentina tour. Hockey India announced the 22-member team who will take on Argentina in the Pro League on 11 and 12 April.…
Sportstar Honours Odisha with Decade’s Best State for Promotion of Sports
In yet another achievement for Odisha, sports magazine Sportstar honoured the state with Decade’s Best State for Promotion of Sports for the period from 2011 to 2020. Odisha received the Sportstar Aces Award that honoured the Giants of the…
Double Joy For SAI in 1st Hockey Academy Nationals in Kalinga Stadium
SAI Academy walked away as champions in both the sub-junior and junior category of the first ever Academy Nationals held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
In the junior match, SAI won 2-1 over Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy. Naval Tata…
AFC Confirms Kalinga Stadium As Co-Host For AFC Women’s Asia Cup India 2022
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), on Friday, confirmed Kalinga Stadium as one of the three co-hosts of the AFC Women’s Asia Cup India 2022.
The D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai and Ahmedabad’s TransStadia are the other two…
JSW Sports Announces Launch of Grassroot Program for Swimming in Odisha
JSW Sports in collaboration with the Odisha Sports, on Monday, announced the launch of a comprehensive Grassroot Swimming Program, which will commence from April 1.
The JSW Sports Grassroots Swimming Program will be rolled out in eight…
Three from Odisha In Hockey Squad For Europe Tour
Three hockey players from Odisha have been selected to represent India during the Europe tour. The players are Birendra Lakra, Amit Rohidas and Dipsan Tirkey.
Led by captain-goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, the 22-member squad will leave for…
New International Hockey Stadium in Rourkela To be Named After Birsa Munda
The proposed hockey stadium in Rourkela for the 2023 Men's World Cup will be named after freedom fighter Birsa Munda.
On Tuesday, the Chief Minister made the announcement while laying the foundation stone of the Birsa Munda stadium.…
Odisha FC Sack Coach Stuart Baxter For Using Rape Analogy To Criticize Referee
ISL Club Odisha FC, on Tuesday, sacked its head coach Stuart Baxter for using rape analogy to criticize a decision of referee after his team's loss. Odisha FC lost to Jamshedpur, which had triggered the coach who used unsavory language.
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DSYS commences AIFF E-Certificate Course for Football Coaches of Odisha
With the aim to promote football in the state, the Odisha Sports department, in association with All India Football Association (AIFF) and Football Association Odisha (FAO) launched the AIFF E-Certificate Course.
Over the next two…
NTHA-O Commences It’s Inaugural Boys’ Resident Programme
Odisha Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera along with senior officials of the Sports Department, inaugurated the boy's resident programme of the Odisha Naval Tata Hockey Academy (NTHA-O) at Kalinga Stadium.
NTHA-O has selected 31 cadets…