When eight women lined up for the 100 metres final at the 20th Federation Cup National Senior Athletics Championships in Delhi on April 28—the first event of the season for Indian athletes to qualify for the Rio Olympics–only one number…
Hockey Worldcup in 2018 and World League Final in 2017 to take Bhubaneswar to international sporting map
Bhubaneswar is all set to host the men’s hockey WorldCup in 2018 and the World League final in 2017 at Kalinga Stadium. “The state is poised to host the hockey World League final next year and the prestigious men’s hockey…
World Junior Chess Championship starts in Bhubaneswar from August 7-22
FIDE World Junior Chess Championship 2016 (for boys & girls under 20) will be held at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, INDIA from 7th August (arrival) to 22nd August (departure) 2016. The Championship will be organized and conducted by All Odisha Chess Association…
Inspiring Story of 11 yr old Chandan: selected for Bayern Munich Football Club in Germany
It is the kind of stuff fairy tales are made of Chandan Nayak, an 11-year old football player of the Sabar Sahi slum in the city, has been selected to train at Bayern Munich, the iconic football club in Germany,…
Rashmi Ranjan Sahoo : A road side vendor in Bhubaneswar to represent India in Body Building
Rashmi Ranjan Sahoo, a road side ‘bara piaji’ vendor now all set to represent India at the Asian and World Bodybuilding Championships. He managed to find a place in the national team after a remarkable performance at the national selection camp held…
Awesome to see Dutee Chand on cover of New York Times Magazine print edition
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…
One-Track Minds : A Story on Dutee Chand and Semenya by Katrina Karkazis Stanford USA
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…
Cuttack Barabati all set to host ODI Cricket on January 19 with India vs England
Rajkot and Visakhapatnam will host their first ever Test respectively when India play their five-Test series against England starting November 9. The BCCI today announced the dates of the series comprising five Tests, three ODIS and as many T20 Internationals…
4 Odisha Girls all set to compete in Rio Olympics Women Hockey Event with India qualifying after 36 years
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 Teenager Ranjit Naik eyeing 2020 Olympics included in Target Olympic Podium scheme
Meet Ranjit Naik – a village boy from backward Bhuyia tribe in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, who has now been included in the Sports Ministry’s ambitious Target Olympic Podium (TOP) scheme with an eye on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic. Boarding a…