As per the rituals, both the Indian players celebrated their ring ceremony at Lilima’s village Bihabandh-Tanatoli.
Amandeep Lakra (38') gave Hockey Association of Odisha the lead, before Suhant Toppo (44') doubled their advantage.
Odisha government has done its bit in promoting sports especially hockey at the international level. However, beneath the hoopla, the State's own grassroots programme for the development of the game seems to have taken a back seat
Ipoh (Malaysia): Young Odia striker Shilanand Lakra scored his first international goal for the senior Indian team as India and England played a 1-1 draw to gain their first points in the 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here on Sunday. Coming into this match, both India and England had suffered defeats in their […]
Bhubaneswar: Known as cradle of hockey, Odisha is now all set to test its luck in roller hockey, an all new form of the game. This is the first time that roller hockey is gaining popularity in Odisha and keeping in view the national level competition at Chandigarh next year, participants are being trained on […]
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced a cash reward of Rs 50 lakh each for the two Odia players in Indian men’s hockey team, that clinched bronze at the 18th Asian Games, beating Pakistan. Patnaik, who congratulated the men’s hockey team right after they bagged the medal, announced the cash prize in recognition of […]
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