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Government Sports Hostel athlete Birsa Oram and Sobha Nayak of Sukinda, Jajpur emerged winners in the above 18 years men and women categories of the Biju Patnaik Mini Marathon in Bhubaneswar today.
Over 2,000 runners participated in six categories of the 15 kilometre-long run, which was conducted by State Directorate Sports and Youth Services. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik flagged off the event at Biju Patnaik Park, while Sports Minister Pravin Chandra Bhanjadeo gave away the prizes at KIIT University campus.
The top 15 finishers in each category shared a total cash prize of Rs 4.04 lakhs. The winners in above 18 years categories received Rs 22,000 each, in 15 to 18 years categories Rs 18,000 each and in above 50 years categories Rs 15,000 each.
Results (Top 15):
Above 18 years men: 1. Birsa Oram, 2. Dandu Soren, 3. Sukhlal Munda, 4. Jitendra Mahakud, 5. Saunuru Soren, 6. Bhaktu Soren, 7. Dusmanta Nayak, 8. Sanaram Tiria, 9. Rajendra Toppo, 10. Laxmidhar Behera, 11. Manu Singh, 12. Gopinath Mohanty, 13. Banabihari Samal, 14. Rabindranath Kada, 15. Umesh Chandra Hembrum.
Above 18 years women: 1. Sobha Nayak, 2. Saraswati Chand, 3. Labanyabati Sumansingh, 4. Jhunulata Pradhan, 5. Kiran Toppo, 6. Rina Baa, 7. Subhasmita Rath, 8. Sairindri Nag, 9. Sukanti Patra, 10. Sunamani Mandungi, 11. Smitarani Das, 12. Runubala Das, 13. Lochana Nayak, 14. Kabita Jena, 15. Durga Devi Ray.
15 to 18 years boys: 1. Kanhu Murmu, 2. Gajendra Soren, 3. Bikash Dung Dung, 4. Rajesh Kumar Parida, 5. Chaitanya Prasad Tudu, 6. Sk Bilal, 7. Dhan Kumar Nag, 8. Govinda Mirdha, 9. Salkhan Hembrum, 10. Sandeep Burh, 11. Sumit Kujur, 12. Jnana Ranjan Swain, 13. Mohan Hembrum, 14. Manoj Tirkey, 15. Bichitrananda Baliarsingh.
15 to 18 years girls: 1. Banabasini Beher, 2. Duti Chand, 3. Susmita Kullu, 4. Rajkumari Ekka, 5. Anjali Sardar, 6. Sasmita Behera, 7. Prabhati Swain, 8. Niharika Mallick, 9. Kirtimayee Mohapatra, 10. Sasmita Mahanta, 11. Ranjita Hembrum, 12. Laxmi Barik, 13. Susama Toppo, 14. Dulari Kisku, 15. Kuila Soren.
Above 50 years men: 1. Manoranjan Mohanta, 2. Prasanta Kumar Patra, 3. Govinda Giri, 4. Bijay Kumar Biswal, 5. Gopinath Sitha, 6. Ashok Kumar Sethi, 7. B Narahari, 8. Ratnakar Barik, 9. Niranjan Sahoo, 10. Prakash Chandra Patsani, 11. Dilip Kumar Mohapatra, 12. Dharanidhar Dandpat, 13. Sk Sameer Raheman, 14. Dukhishyam Padhy, 15. Pascal Lakra.
Above 50 years women: 1. Swarna Prava, 2. Latarani Das, 3. Laxmi Priya Behera, 4. Brajeswari Singh, 5. Diptimayee Ray, 6. Fullarani Basantray, 7. Damayanti Sahoo, 8. Khirodini Maharana.
PHOTO: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik flags off the Biju Patnaik Mini Marathon in Bhubaneswar on March 5. 2010.
