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Odisha won the boys` team title in the 17th Sub-junior National Sepak-takraw Championship, defeating Mizoram by 2-1 tie-break sets at Kurnool (AP) earlier this week. Odisha started their campaign with a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Telengana. But they rallied to reach the final, beating Mizoram 2-0 in the second match and Delhi 2-1 in the semifinals.
ODISHA TEAM: Sk Samiullha Dabir, Abhinash Nanda, Sumya Ranjan Dash, Sk Kalam, Bhabani Sankar Jena, Anil kumar Mukhi, Nikhil Kangari, Babru Bahana Naik, Kumar Abhisekh Naik, Diptesh Nayak, Jogesh Behera, Khageswar Behera, Sameer Kumar Sahu.
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PHOTO: Sub-junior national sepak-takraw champions Odisha boys get warm reception on their return home in Bhubaneswar on January 16, 2015.