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Odisha girls won a silver medal by finishing runners-up in the 1st National Schools Under-19 Rugby Tournament, which was conducted by School Games Federation of India (SGFI) at Nagpur on January 17 and 18. Bihar beat Odisha in the final to pocket the gold medal.
Earlier, Odisha girls beat Maharashtra 5-0 and Delhi 15-0, but lost to Bihar 0-15 to qualifiy for the semifinals. They next beat Chhattisgarh 5-0 to enter the final, where Bihar beat them 17-5.
But Odisha boys put up disappointing performance in the two-day event as they crashed out at the league stage, losing two matches and winning one. Odisha lost to Maharashtra 0-7 and to Delhi 17-21, but beat Jammu & Kashmir 17-5.
ODISHA TEAMS:
BOYS: Kalicharan Biswal, Mahendra Munda, Lokanath Soren, Sarbeswar Murmu, Shishir Singh (all KISS); Bibhuti Bhusan Sethy, Sambit Pradhan, Sachin Kalah (all Biju Pattnaik College), Gyana Ranjan Prusty (Ekamra College), Sasanka Sekhar Tripathy (Achary Harihar Mahabidyalaya), Bhagaban Tudu (MPC Junior College, Baripada), Manoranjan Behera (KB College, Baranga ). Coach: Roshan Xaxa, Manager: Pradeep Kumar Pradhan.
GIRLS: Sudesna Kanhar, Bhanumati Bage, Sabita Munda, Suman Prava Ekka (all KISS); Sujata Pradhan, Pinkina Parida, (both KB College, Baranga), Priyanka Mohapatra (Maharishi Junior College), Puja Senapati, Sasmita Maharana (Kamala Nehru College), Poonam Singh, Kabita Kasturi Padihari (both Biju Pattnaik College), Madhabilata Senapati (BP Junior College, Balasore). Coach: Binu Sahoo, Manager: Jyoti Ranjan Das.
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PHOTO: Odisha girls rugby team after winning the School National silver medal in Nagpur on January 18, 2015.
