Odisha Sports Journalists Association (OSJA) bagged two posts in the elections of the office-bearers of the Sports Journalists Federation of India (SJFI), which was held for a two-year term (2025-2027) during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the National body at a city hotel Bhubaneswar on 29 June 2025.
OSJA secretary Suresh Swain was elected as one of the four vice-presidents, while OSJA president Sandeep Mishra emerged winner as one of the seven executive committee members. Saraju Chakraborty (Tripura Sports Journalists Club) and Ramesh Varikuppala (Telangana Sports Journalists Association) were elected as the new president and secretary respectively.
The AGM also unanimously decided to confer the prestigious SJFI Medal 2024 on Indian chess icon and first Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand for his outstanding contribution to the development of chess in India for a period of four decades.