TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, APRIL 2, 2021 Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT), the charitable wing of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys (IMFA) group of industries, has invited nominations for the prestigious Ekalabya Puraskar-2021, the annual sports award for outstanding young sports person of the State which carries a cash prize of Rs. five lakh. Besides the main award, two citation ...
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Reliance Foundation Odisha HPC athletes to build on Federation Cup gains
TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 30, 2021 The 24th National Federation Cup in Patiala earlier this month has provided the coaching staff at the Reliance Foundation (RF) Odisha Athletics High Performance Center (HPC) in Bhubaneswar further confidence that the meticulously crafted programme for athletes under their wing is on the right track. Two athletes from the HPC – Amlan Borgohain ...
Read More »Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad and Navi Mumbai to host AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022
TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 26, 2021 The Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai and TransStadia in Ahmedabad have been confirmed as host venues for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Friday. The tournament will be held in India from January 20 to February 6, 2022. “The Asian Football ...
Read More »KIIT felicitates Olympic qualifier Bhavani Devi
TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 25, 2021 KIIT & KISS fraternity felicitated CA Bhavani Devi, a KIIT student, who qualified for Tokyo Olympics 2021 in Fencing. She has earned the distinction of becoming the first-ever Indian to qualify for the Olympics in Fencing. A felicitation ceremony for the ace fencer was organized at KIIT-DU in presence of distinguished personalities including KITT ...
Read More »KISS includes chess in school curriculum
TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, MARCH 20, 2021 Following the International Chess Federation (FIDE)’s policy to include chess in school level study curriculum, the same is being executed in different nations across the world. In this context, All India Chess Federation (AICF) has also decided to include chess in school curriculum. Accordingly, AICF and All Odisha Chess Association (AOCA) have chosen Kalinga ...
Read More »JSW Steel organizes selection session for young football players
TBB BUREAU BARBIL/KEONJHAR, MARCH 15, 2021 JSW Steel Limited has organized a selection trial for the young football trainees from Jajang Mines region in Keonjhar district. The selection process was carried out on March 12 in presence of the selection committee members. The committee comprised of Birendra Kumar Mahanta, national level Football Coach, Sukumari Laguri, National level Football player and ...
Read More »JSPL Foundation-supported Babulu Munda bags gold in National Wushu C’ship
TBB BUREAU BARBIL, MARCH 15, 2021 Babulu Munda of Sialijoda village under Deojhar Grampanchayat in Keonjhar district has once again brought laurels for Odisha. Supported by JSPL Foundation, the social arm of Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL), the tribal talent has clinched gold medal in the 19th Junior National Wushu Championship-21 held at Fatehabad, Haryana from 10th to 15th ...
Read More »Tata Steel wins Beach Soccer 2021 championship
TBB BUREAU KONARK, FEB 23, 2021 Tata Steel got the better of the Paradeep Port Trust (PPT) to win the championship title of the Beach Soccer 2021, at Chandrabhaga Sea Beach here on Tuesday. The champion team defeated PPT t2-1 in the penalty shootout in the final today. Sunando Sen of Team Nalco was adjudged the ‘Player of the Tournament’. ...
Read More »Odisha CM lays foundation stone of India’s largest hockey stadium
TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, FEB 16, 2021 Known as the cradle of hockey, Rourkela in Sundargarh district of Odisha will have the ‘largest’ hockey stadium, the foundation stone of which was laid by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday. The stadium spread over 15 acres of land on the Biju Patnaik University of Technology campus, will have sitting capacity of ...
Read More »Celebrated sports persons renew commitment with Herbalife Nutrition
TBB BUREAU BHUBANESWAR, JANUARY 18, 2021 Herbalife Nutrition, the global leader in nutrition, on Monday announced the renewal of contract with its sponsored athletes for the year 2021. The company is continuing its association with globally celebrated boxing champion Mary Kom, Indian Table Tennis player Manika Batra and Indian Badminton sensation Lakshya Sen. Herbalife Nutrition, a leader in developing scientifically ...
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