BHUBANESWAR 21-Mar-2018
International woman athlete Purnima Hembram and former footballer Debendra Prasad Singh were conferred with the OSJA Outstanding Sportsperson of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Awards respectively in a function held in city hotel here on the occasion of Foundation Day of Odisha Sports Journalists’ Association (OSJA) today.
State Sports Department Commissioner-cum-Secretary Vishal Dev and renowned weightlifting coaches Pal Singh Sandhu and Hansa Sharma Manral handed over the awards, which carried a cheque of Rs 25,000 each along with citation and memento. In the absence of Purnima, who is now in Australia, preparing for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, her father Dukhiya Hembram received the award on her behalf.
