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Host Odisha emerged overall champions, bagging four gold, one silver and one bronze medals in the 33rd Junior National Rowing Championship, which concluded at SAG Watersports Complex, Jagatpur , nere here today. Woman rowers made Odisha proud, winning all the four gold medals through M Amusana Devi, Manjula Xess, Sanjukta Dung Dung and N Monika Devi in different events.
Roshan Lakra and Bikash Patra secured the silver for Odisha by finishing second in junior men`s double scull event. Odisha claimed the bronze through Bikash Patra, who finished third in junior men`s single scull category. Maharashtra rowers reigned supreme in junior men`s category, winning all the four gold medals. In the closing ceremony, chief guest Brig KP Singh Deo announced that the Asian Rowing Championship will be held at Jagatpur, Cuttack in 2015.
RESULTS:
Women: Single scull: 1. Amusana Devi (Odi), 2. Tarunikha Pratap (TN), 3. A Aswany (Ker). Double scull: 1. N Monika Devi, M Amusana Devi (Odi); 2. Jimcymol Mathew, A Aswany (Ker); 3. Priyanka Venkatesh, Rarunikha Pratap (TN). Coxless pair: 1. Manjula Xess, Sanjukta Dung Dung (Odi); 2. Sh Romila Devi, P Sushila Devi (Man); 3. Banani Das, Anangcha Das (Asm). Coxless four: 1. Manjula Xess, Sanjukta Dung Dung, Pricila Baxla, Ashmita Kujur (Odi); 2. R Nivedita, M Roshini, P Sankavi, K Dhitika (TN); 3. Preeti Minz, Divya Kumari, Seema Kumari Kujur, Priyanka.
Men: Single scull: 1. Tejash Shinde (Mah), 2. Gurvinder Singh (Pun), 3. Bikash Patra (Odi). Double scull: 1. Mahadev Patil, Vijaypal Singh (Mah); 2. Roshan Lakra, Bikash Patra (Odi); 3. TS Arun, G Mohan Midhun (Ker). Coxless pair: 1. Jaydeep Shingate, Arvind Kumar (Mah); 2. Jagvir Singh, Amit Kumar (Utk); 3. Jackson Varghese, Dhanish Krishnan (Ker). Coxless four: 1. Shiv Singh, Ravinder, Jasvant Saini, Jaydeep Shingate (Mah); 2. Jasveer Singh Manish Kumar Yadav, Jagvir Singh, Amit Kumar (Utk); 3. H Akhil, Nimil Prakash, Jackson Varghese, G Dhanih Krishnan (Ker).
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PHOTO: Odisha rowers lift the trophy at the Junior National Championships in Jagatpur on November 10, 2012.
