BHUBANESWAR 29-Dec-2013 346
Prachesu Sahu of Angul and Debasish Rout of Utkal Karate School bagged a treble each in the 4th State Shooting Championship, which concluded here at Utkal Karate School today. Among other notable achievers, Smaran Sankar Mishra and Lipsa Sethy (both Utkal Karate School) claimed a double each.
State Sports Secretary Saswat Mishra gave away the prizes at the closing function. The three-day championship was conducted by Odisha Rifle Association. Competion in 50 metre rifle and 25 metre pistol events was held at Police Shooting Range in Bayree (Jajpur), while that of air rifle and air pistol events took place at Utkal Karate School here.
RESULTS:
50m rifle: Junior men: 1. Debasish Rout (UKS), 2. Bimal Kumar Munda (Damanjodi), 3. Jachindra Nayak (Damanjodi). Senior men: 1. Prakash Kumar Sahu (Angul), 2. Arabinda Sahu (Junagarh), 3. Paresh Kumar Sadhangi (Angul). Junior women: 1. Prachesu Sahu (Angul), 2. Lipsa Sethi (UKS), 3. Usharani Behera (Damanjodi). Senior women: 1. Satabdilova Das (UKS), 2. Prachesu Sahu (Angul), 3. Gouri Mohanty (UKS).
25m pistol: 1. Gajendra Padhi (UKS), 2. Balabhadra Das (UKS), 3. Prakash Sahu (Angul).
0.177 open sight air-rifle: Junior men: 1. Debasish Rout (UKS), 2. V Raj, 3. Nirmal Kumar Munda (Damanjodi). Senior men: 1. Smaran Mishra (UKS), 2. Alok Saha (UKS), 3. Prakash Kumar Sahu (Angul). Junior women: 1. Prachesu Sahu (Angul), 2. Lipsa Sethy (UKS), 3. Usharani Behera (Puri). Senior women: 1. Prachesu Sahu (Angul), 2. Gouri Mohanty (UKS), 3. Lipsita Behera (Puri).
10m air pistol: Women: 1. Lipsa Sethy (UKS), 2. Sahebani Oram (UKS), 3. Prachesu Sahu (Angul). Men: 1. Smaran Mishra (UKS), 2. Palash Sahu (Angul), 3. Gajendra Padhi (UKS).
10m air rifle (pip-sight): Junior men: 1. Debasish Rout (UKS), 2. Sonal Subhasish (UKS), 3. Utpannuraj Nayak (UKS). Senior men: 1. Nigam Parida (Puri), 2. Asish Nayak (UKS), 3. Bhabani Prasad Hibru (UKS). Junior women: 1. Lipsa Sethy (UKS), 2. Prachesu Sahu (Angul). Senior women: 1. Gouri Mohanty (UKS), 2. Satabdilova Das (UKS), 3. Suchismita Patra (Angul).
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PHOTO: Medal winners and guests at the State Shooting Championship in Bhubaneswar on Dec 29, 2013.