BHUBANESWAR 17-Sep-2016
Sports Journalists’ Federation of India (SJFI) and Bangalore won the basketball free-throw and football shoot-out titles in respectively in the 39th SJFI National Convention at KIIT University here today. SJFI beat Bangalore in the football final, while Bangalore avenged the defeat by getting the better of SJFI in basketball summit clash.
Host Odisha Sports Journalists’ Association (OSJA) finished third in both the events. The OSJA football team, comprising Gyana Ranjan Mishra, Fazal Ali and Mohammad Abdul Aziz beat Tripura in the play-off match after going down in the semifinals. The OSJA basketball team was represented by Sangram Lenka, Abdul Aziz and Gyana Ranjan Mishra.
