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Odisha lost to Manipur 0-2 in the final to finish runners-up in the girls` team event of the 17th Junior National Sepak Takraw Championship, held at Patna from March 28 to 31. Earlier on their way to the final, Odisha girls beat Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Delhi by 2-0 identical margin.
In the boys` team event, Odisha finished third, losing to Nagaland 0-2 in the semifinals. Earlier, Odisha boys posted wins over Andhra Pradesh 2-0, Tamil Nadu 2-1 and Haryana 2-0, but lost to Manipur 0-2.
ODISHA TEAMS:
Boys: Chitta Ranjan Dandapat, Anil Das (capt), Roshan Kumar Mukhi, Dinabandhu Patra, Nilamani Pattnaik (vice-capt), Rajendra Nayak, Satyabrata Jena, Debendra Patra, Rohan Kumar Mukhi, Nihar Kanta Behera, Sailendra Kumar Samantaray, Prasanta Sagara, Dillip Kumar Sahoo, Chandan Sahoo, Deepjoyti Ray. Manager: Sanajaya Samantray; Coaches: Gouranga Nayak, Kumar Nayak.
Girls: Aliva Das (capt), Tulasi Behera (vice-capt), Sibani Behera, Mamuni Mahata, Itishree Samal, Apsara Begum, Ranjita Das, Debasmita Rout, Milirani Biswal, Rupali Sahoo, Madhusmita Behera, Ratnamanjari Pradhan, Sarita Sethi, Rakhi Bandita Sahoo, Chandrika Samal. Manager: Usha Rani Behera; Coaches: Rajendra Sahoo, Jayanti Behera.
