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Orissa Olympic Association (OOA) today announced the names of a 181-member contingent, including 145 sportspersons and 36 officials for participation in the 34th National Games to be held at Ranchi and Jamshedpur in Jharakhand from February 12 to 26.
Orissa would compete in 16 disciplines (athletics, boxing, canoeing-kayaking, cycling, football (woman), gymnastic, hockey (men and woman), karate, rowing, rugby 7s, sepak takraw (woman), shooting, swimming, triathlon, weightlifting and wrestling.
Missing from the list are National record holding woman hurdler Anuradha Biswal, sprinter Amiya Mallick, Commonwealth Games weightlifting gold medallist K Ravi Kumar, former India hockey captain Prabodh Tirkey. While Biswal opted out on personal ground, Mallick is believed to be recovering from injury. But media report said Tirkey would play for Jharkhand.
OOA secretary Asirbad Behera expressed hope that this contingent would better the number of medals won by their predecessors in the previous Games at Guwahati in 2007. ``In the last National Games, Orissa bagged 15 medals, including five gold, two silver and eight bronze. This time we are expecting 20 to 25 medas. Our gold medal chances are bright in athletics, women football, women hockey, karate, canoeing-kayaking, rowing and weightlifting,`` he said.
In order to encourage sportspersons to put up their best performance, OOA also announced cash prizes for medallists and coaches. Prizes include Rs 50,000 for gold, Rs 30,000 for silver and Rs 20,000 for bronze.
ORISSA CONTINGENT:
SPORTSPERSONS:
Athletics (6): Men (2): Dharmedhar Mahanta, Rabi Das. Women (4): Namita Samal, Srabani Nanda, Subhasmita Rath, Purnima Hembram.
Boxing (4): Men (2): Debendra Thapa, Pramod Gouda. Women (2): Madhusmita Sahoo, Mamata Panda.
Canoeing-kayaking (8): Women (5): Sima Dungdung, Alisha Hota, Madhuri Lakra, Suchita Barla, Hitanjali Das. Men (3): Alok Patel, Robin Tirkey, Jimmy Amit Baxla.
Cycling (4): Men (4): Ajay Singh, Prafulla Behera, Biki Minz, Walter Minz.
Football (18): Women (18): Bijay Laxmi Sahoo, Manisa Panna, Madhusmita Barik, Renuka Mallik, Sumitra Munda, Gayatri Mallick, Gomati Bara, Thunki Munda, Sasmita Mallick, Jabamani Soren, Pravasini Parida, Gitanjali Khuntia, Swarnamayee Samal, Pinky Bompal Magar, Jhili Munda, Sangita Patra, Ahalya Munda, Sradhanjali Samantaray.
Gymnastics (9): Men (7): Sitakanta Ojha, Bhaskar Behera, Subhankar Roy, Chinmay Behera, Debojit Roy, Jagabandhu Sahoo, Prem Kumar Chhetry. Women (2): Barsarani Das, S Samantaray.
Hockey (36): Women (18): Roselin Dungdung, Deep Grace Ekka, Dulari Kandulana, Lilima Minz, Anupa Barla, Sarojin Ekka, Dibya Kerketta, Sangita Minz, Sumanti Toppo, Namita Toppo, Amrita Xaxa, Elin Lakra, Annamary Bara, Sarita Hanuman, Reena Kanti Ekka, Sunita Lakra, Poonam Toppo, Sulochana Kisan. Men (18): Gagandeep Singh, Deepak Kullu, Amit Rohitdas, Sanjeev Ajmani, Dillip Kerketta, James Munda, Bipin Kerketta, Jagwant Singh, Amardeep Ekka, Bikash Kujur, Suresh Toppo, G Tejeswar Rao, Stanli Minz, Ankit Gulia, Aijub Ekka, Dharmendra Antil, David Minz, Mikhal Barla.
Karate (2): Women (2): Valena Valentina, Jaminee Mishra.
Rugby 7s (13): Men (13): Manas Jena, Bikash Jena, Surendra Jena, Akshay Behera, Dibya Parida, Roshan Xaxa, Dwarika Subudhi, Muna Murmu, Jabes Hajoary, Basu Bembram, Sushil Hembram, Rajeev Nath, Sangram Pattnaik.
Rowing (17): Men (7): Roshan Lakra, Bikash Patra, Rakesh Singh, Alok Bhuyan, Deepak Behera, Chandra Sekhar Sahoo, Ashit Kujur. Women (10): Pratima Puhana, Mamata Jena, Alma Lakra, Oleviya Devi, Amusana Devi, N Monika Devi, Manjula Xess, Pramila Prava Minz, Sanjukta Dungdung, Asmita Kujur.
Shooting (1): Men (1): Deepak Mishra
Sepak-takraw (15): Women (15): Padmaja Pattnaik, Laxmipriya Nayak, Milirani Biswal, G Priyadasini, Mamata Bhoi, Tanuja Behera, Chinmayee Das, Janaki Sahoo, Mamata Behera, Manjushree Behera, Mitanjali Pradhan, Smitarani Nayak, Bishnupriya Das, Pinu Nayak, Lopamudra Mohanty.
Swimming (6): Men (4): Kishore Luha, Gobinda Seth, Chintan Naik, Subrat Sahoo. Women (2): Aparna Beriha, Niharika Patel.
Triathlon (2): Men (2): Ananta Beriha, Rushabha Suna.
Weightlifting (3): Women (3): Sanjukta Sahu, Minati Sethi, Seeta Jena.
Wrestling (1): Woman (1): Ambalika Jena.
OFFICIALS:
Chief-de-Mission: Adhip Das
Deputy Chief-de-Mission (Jamshedpur): Manoranjan Mohanty
Deputy Chief-de-Mission (Dhanbad): Rabi Nayak
Liaison officer: Dibakar Mohanty.
COACHES/MANAGERS:
Athletics: CR Mohapatra, Kalinga Mohapatra. Canoeing-kayaking: Manamohan Mishra, Raghunath Singh. Gymnastics: Dinesh Mohanty, Debaraj Das. Weightlifting: Sita Patnaik, Pradeep Sahani. Karate: Deepak Samantara, Sandeep Mohanty. Rowing: Sk Mustaq Bux, Jose Jacob. Sepak-takraw: Pradeep Routray, BB Mohanty. Swimming: Surendra Naik Jay K Patel. Triathlon: Dilawar Hossain, Nilambar Jena. Wrestling: Sabita Kahali, Binod Das. Rugby sevens: Upendra Mohanty, Susanta K Sahoo, Ramakanta Das. Cycling: Susil Kumar Das, Bijay Kumar Rout. Boxing: Bijay Das, Sasmita Das, Sisir Panigrahi. Football: Avinna Rout, Sarita Jayanti Behera. Hockey: Lucela Ekka, Durga Prasad Panda, Rajukant Saini, Kalu Charan Choudhury, P K Patnaik. Shooting: Mahesh K Malla.
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PHOTO: Orissa rugby team for 34th National Games poses in Bhubaneswar on February 9, 2011.
