December 22, 2013. The stage was set in Bhubaneswar for the special closing ceremony of Odissi International, the third annual union of the global Odissi family featuring dancers and delegates from 15 countries. The auditorium was over-crowded as it…
The Humiliating Practice of Sex-Testing Female : Athletes For years, international sports organizations have been policing women for “masculine” qualities — and turning their Olympic dreams into nightmares. But when Dutee Chand appealed her ban, she may have changed the rules. One day in…
Caster Semenya is a woman. One might think this is in doubt, however, judging from a barrage of recent comments swirling around the internet as news and social media weighed in on the South African runner’s blistering win in the…
Pics Courtesy: The Hockey India A 16-member India men’s hockey team and the India women’s hockey team for the 2016 Rio Olympics were announced by Hockey India (HI) on Tuesday. While defender Sushila Chanu is the skipper of the women’s side,…
Odisha girls scripted a thumping 25-0 win over Andhra Pradesh in a match of Junior Girls’ National football championships at the Barabati Stadium. Jasmani Samad opened the scoring for the hosts in the fourth minute. Jabamani Tudu (eighth, 13th, 25th, 42nd),…
The 2016 edition of the Junior Girls National Football Championship kicked-off in Cuttack, Odisha today with four games played in total across the two official venues – Barabati Stadium and Odisha Police Ground. Odisha won the match 10-0. The goal…
A determined Dutee Chand dashed to grab a historic place in the Rio Olympics by smashing her own national record on way to winning the 100 metres heats at the 26th G. Kosanov Memorial Athletics Meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan,…
Here is a short description of the book Ayesha and the Firefish whose illustrated cover has been designed by Odia girl Devangana Dash. ‘Ayesha thought for a bit. Her parents had told her never to talk to strangers. But they…
Meghali Malbika Swain, a 10-year-old child prodigy, enters into the India Book of Records by naming 165 rivers of the world in one minute time. She also attempted to create a unique record by uttering names of 1000 rivers in…
After Odisha sprinter Dutee Chand on Saturday booked a Rio Games berth at the 26th G Kosanov Memorial Meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Srabani Nanda hopped onboard too. She ran 200 m in just 23.07 sec during the World Athletics Championships…