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Odisha CMi has announced Rs 15 lakh incentive amount for two young stars of Odisha Kishore Jena and Amit Rohidas

Bhubaneswar:8/7/24: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday announced Rs 15 lakh each for ace javelin thrower Kishore Jena and hockey star Amit Rohitas who are set to represent Odisha in the Paris Olympics. The cash incentive announced by the CM is aimed at acting as a motivation for the two talented sportspersons of the state. Majhi expressed hope that this ...

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PM hosts ICC T20 World Cup Winners, 2024

Newdelhi:4/7/24:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi hosted the ICC T20 World Cup winning Indian Men’s Cricket Team at his residence today. The Prime Minister posted on X: “An excellent meeting with our Champions! Hosted the World Cup winning team at 7, LKM, and had a memorable conversation on their experiences through the tournament.”

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Rahul Dravid Signs Off As India Coach, Rohit, Virat & Others Toss Lift Him To Bid Farewell After T20 World Cup Win

Barbados:30/6/24: Rahul Dravid’s tenure as India’s head coach, which got a glorious closure with the T20 World Cup triumph here, will remain a case study on how to be stately and understated at the same time in modern-day cricket coaching. Not only it was the last gig for Rahul Dravid as the team’s head coach, but his life also came ...

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Odisha sprinters won three medals, including one gold and one bronze in relay events

Bhubaneswar:29/6/24: Odisha sprinters won three medals, including one gold and one bronze in relay events, on the second day of the 63rd National Inter State Senior Athletics Championship at Tau Devi Lal Stadium at Panchkula in Haryana on Saturday Animesh Kujur secured one silver medal in men’s 100m, clocking 10.46 seconds. Kujur, who hails from Chhattisgarh, but represents Odisha in ...

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Odisha’s Amit Rohidas Included in Indian Men’s Hockey Squad

New Delhi:26/6/24: Hockey India on Wednesday announced the much anticipated 16-member Indian Men’s Hockey Team that will compete for the top honours at the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics, scheduled from 26th July to 11th August 2024. Odisha’s ace defender Amit Rohidas has been included in the squad. He is the only Odia player in the team. It will be the ...

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Four AFMS Officers create history in 43rd World Medical & Health Games in Saint-Trope

France:23/6/24:Four Armed Forces Medical Service (AFMS) Officers have brought laurels to India by clinching a record 32 Medals in the 43rd World Medical and Health Games held in Saint-Tropez, France, from 16 to 23rd June 2024. These Officers, namely Lt Col Sanjeev Malik, Maj Anish George, Capt Stephen Sebastian, and Capt Dania James, made history by winning 19 Gold Medals, ...

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Odisha Government announced the extension of sponsorship of Hockey India till 2036

Bhubaneswar:21/6/24:Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Mohan Majhi on Friday announced the extension of sponsorship of Indian hockey by three more years keeping in mind the goals of ‘Vision Odisha: 2036. Odisha has a significant contribution in the development of Indian hockey team. Earlier the Odisha government had planned to be the sponsor of Indian hockey team till 2033. As the ...

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Secretary Shri Sanjay Jaju and Chairman, Prasar Bharati Shri Navneet Kumar Sehgal launch special Anthem and Promo for T20 World Cup

Newdelhi:4/6/24:Prasar Bharati has today announced that it will telecast the T20 World Cup being organised in West Indies and USA starting 2nd June on DD Free Dish platform. Doordarshan will follow up the high profile coverage of T20 WOrld Cup with a line up of telecast of a number of major global international sporting events. This includes Live/ deferred live ...

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Neeraj Chopra bagged gold in the men’s javelin throw event of Federation Cup

Bhubaneswar:15/5/24: Ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra bagged gold in the men’s javelin throw event of Federation Cup 2024 at the iconic Kalinga Stadium in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar. Neeraj recorded a throw of 82.27 meters to beat DP Manu 82.06m. Neeraj won the Gold in his last appearance at the Federation Cup in March 2021 but did not feature in any event ...

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Odisha Boys, Girls Win Silver In 67th National School Games Rugby U-17 Championship

Pune:30/4/24: Odisha recently bagged two silver medals in the 67th National School Games Rugby U-17 Championship with both the state boys and girls teams finishing runners-up at Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Maharashtra’s Pune. This was the third medal for Odisha in National School Games Rugby Championships bagged on Sunday with the State U-19 girls team also securing a silver ...

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