Odisha’s Jauna Murmu won two golds and sprinter Srabani Nanda bagged one for India in south asian games. Jauna won her golds in women’s 400m hurdles and 4X400 meter women’s relay events. In women’s 200m, Srabani nanda bagged the gold while…
Odisha weightlifter Saraswati Rout wins Gold in 12th South Asian Games
India continued their overwhelming dominance in the weightlifting event of the 12th South Asian Games by bagging three more gold medals on the second day of competitions Saraswati Rout of Odisha (women’s 58 kg), Sambo Lapung (men’s 69 kg) and…
Awesome Odisha Girls defeat Manipur to win National Sub Junior Girls Football title
Odisha has won the Sub Junior Girls National Football Championship 2015-16 after they defeated Manipur 2-0 in the final at Barabati Stadium cuttack.
Odisha girls reach final of Sub Junior National Football Championship to meet Manipur
Odisha edged out Haryana by a margin of 2 goals to one in the Sub-Junior Girls’ National Football Championship, organised by All India Football Federation (AIFF), at Cuttack. In the final,Odisha will meet Manipur. Odisha Girls Thrash Telangana 6-0 in…
Odisha Girls Thrash Telangana 6-0 in National Sub-Junior Women’s Football Championship
Odisha girls defeated Telangana by a margin of 6-0 in the Super League stage quarterfinal match of the National Sub-Junior Women’s Football Championships at cuttack.
Odisha girls thrash Kerala 9-0 in Sub-Junior National Football Championships in Cuttack
Odisha girls maintained their winning run thrashing Kerala 9-0 in a match of the Girls’ Sub-Junior National Football Championships at the Barabati Stadium cuttack.
Dutee Chand of Odisha Features in top 11 stories of female athletes by New York Times
Here is what New York Times wrote about Dutee 11 stories of female athletes who made their own rules in 2015 Across the globe this year, women and girls have proven they’re fierce competitors in of some of the world’s most…
How Ratikant became Aishwarya: An Odisha transgender’s remarkable journey
Just over a year ago, he was Ratikant Pradhan. Now she is Aishwarya Rutuparna. Posted as commercial tax officer (CTO) under the department of finance in the Government of Odisha at the port city of Paradip, Ratikant has travelled a…
Odisha thrashes Chhattisgarh by 17-0 in East Zone Sr Women’s National Football
National ‘Emerging player of the Year’ Pyari Xaxa of Odisha scored eight goals and Sakina Nesa struck five goals to help Odisha thrash a hapless Chhattisgarh 17-0 in a match of the 21st East Zone Senior Women’s National Football Championships…
Odisha wins best Grasroots Programme in Football in India and best emerging woman footballer
Odisha striker Pyari Xaxa has been voted the “Emerging Woman Footballer of the Year” for 2015 by the All India Football Federation. Also the Football Association of Odisha (FAO) bagged the AIFF Award for Best Grassroots Prorgamme. More details here