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Olympic Hockey: Forgettable Day For Odisha’s Rohidas & Lakra As Australia…
Tokyo: The Indian men’s team added another inglorious chapter to their lopsided rivalry with Australia as they slumped to a 1-7 defeat in Pool A of the Tokyo Olympics men's hockey tournament…
Olympics: Odisha’s Deep Grace & Indian Teammates Fade Out After Fine…
Tokyo: The Indian women’s hockey team flattered to deceive at Tokyo on Saturday evening.
They matched world champions and three-time Olympic winners Netherlands till the halfway stage of…
So Near, Yet So Far For Odisha’s Amit Rohidas At Olympics Hockey Debut
Tokyo: Indian defender Amit Rohidas almost came to scoring a goal at India’s opening hockey match against New Zealand at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday. India won the match 3-2.
Rohidas,…
Odisha’s Unassuming Birendra Lakra Sets Sights On Tokyo Podium Finish
Rourkela: Birendra Lakra heaved a sigh of relief on June 18 when he found his name in the 16-member Indian men’s hockey squad for the Tokyo Olympics. Though he has been the unbreachable wall…
Lack Of Experience In Men’s Hockey Team Worries Ex-Odisha Olympian Lazrus Barla
Rourkela: Like all sports-crazy Indians, Lazrus Barla is hoping that the men’s hockey team can fulfil the country’s high expectations and achieve a podium finish at the upcoming Tokyo…
Hockey India Ignores Players From Odisha For Arjuna Award
Bhubaneswar: Only nine sportspersons of Odisha have reveived the Arjuna Award, which was the highest sporting honour of the country till institution of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in…
Tokyo Olympics: Odisha Hockey Star Deep Grace Ekka Named Vice-Captain Of Indian…
Bhubaneswar: Hockey India on Monday named Odisha's star defender Deep Grace Ekka as vice-captain of the Indian women’s team for the ensuing Tokyo Olympics.
Veteran strike Rani Rampal will…
Odisha’s First Non-Tribal Hockey Olympian Amit Rohidas Living His Dream
What does Amit Rohidas have in common with hockey legend Dilip Tirkey?
Well, both hail from Saunamara village in Balisankra block of Odisha’s Sundargarh district. No wonder Rohidas…
Professor Of Bhubaneswar’s KIMS Named Doctor Of Olympic Men’s Hockey Squad
Bhubaneswar: Dr Sudeep Satpathy (Physiology and Sports Medicine), Professor of Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), KIIT University, has been named doctor of the Tokyo-bound Indian…
Odisha Hockey: Dilip Tirkey ‘Privileged’ To Be Chairman Of Ad-Hoc…
Bhubaneswar: Dilip Tirkey is ‘privileged’ and ‘honoured’ to have been unanimously appointed chairman of the newly-formed ad-hoc committee to manage hockey in Odisha.
“This is a huge…