|
Odisha women rugby team defeated Bihar 29-5 in the final at Ganga Athletics Ground in Dehradun to claim the gold medal for the second successive time. Earlier in the semifinals, Odisha women beat Maharashtra 31-5. Odisha men rugby team secured bronze medal, defeating Bengal 26-10. Odisha men played the bronze-medal match after losing to Maharashtra in the semifinals 7-12.
Odisha women swimmers continued their stellar performance going as Pratyasa Ray grabbed one bronze medal in 200m backstroke with a time of 2:27.75 at the Indira Gandhi International Stadium Swimming Pool in Haldwani. This was the fourth medal for Odisha in swimming after a gold and two bronze in the last two days.
Woman cycling ace Swasti Singh contributed one bronze medal to Odisha tally, finishing third in 60km mass start road event with a time of 01:45:10.769 in Rudrapur. Just a day ago, she missed the podium by a whisker in the individual time trial, finishing fifth.
Odisha wushu athlete Riya Thakur claimed one bronze medal in women taolu-gunshu (stick event) at Kanchenjunga Hall in Dehradun. Odisha also stayed on course for two more medals in wushu with Manju Munda and Babulu Munda reaching final in women sanda 45kg and men sanda 48kg categories respectively.
Odisha men and women kho-kho teams assured themselves of a silver medal each as they booked berths in the final, defeating Kerala 32-26 and Karnataka 36-23 in respective semifinal matches at Mahaskhand Khel Parisar in Haldwani. In both the finals tomorrow, Odisha will lock horns against Maharashtra.
Odisha women football team rode on a goal each by Manisha Naik (45+2) and Pratima Oram (90+2) to beat Tamil Nadu 2-0 at District Sports Complex in Haldwani today. This was the second straight win for Odisha who assured themselves a berth in the semifinals. Supriya Routray led Odisha today as captain Pyari Xaxa was given rest. Odisha will play their third and last league match against Sikkim on February 2.
Odisha Women Rugby Team (Gold): Kabita Padihari, Arati Murmu, Puspanjali Bhoi, Parbati Hansdah, Dumuni Marndi, Hupi Majhi, Nirmalya Rout, Sunita Hansdah, Sandhyarani Tudu, Parbati Kisku, Mama Naik, Tilottama Sahoo.
Odisha Men Rugby Team (Bronze): Sambit Pradhan, Ganesh Majhi, Dhangada Majhi, Bibhuti Bhusan Sethy, Shanawaz Ahmed, Ajit Kumar Hansdah, Jugal Kishore Majhi, Asis Sabar, Ashok Hansdah, Binod Marandi, Sanjay Kisan, Soumya Ranjan Swain, Rajkishore Murmu. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- PICS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOP: Players of Odisha women rugby sevens team pose with their gold medals in Dehradun on 31 January 2025. RIGHT: Odisha weightlifter Rima Bhoi poses with her gold medal at the 38th National Games in Haldwani on 31 January 2025.
|