BHUBANESWAR 12-Nov-2019
Utkal University qualified for All-India Inter-University Women Kho-kho Championship today by finishing third in the East Zone Inter-University Championship, which was hosted by Kalyani University at Kalyani in West Bengal. This was informed by Utkal University Sports Council.
In their three league matches, Utkal University beat BVS Purvanchal University by an innings and one point after losing to KIIT University and Kalyani University by five and three points respectively. Earlier in the group final, Utkal beat Bidya Sagar University of West Bengal to qualify for the All-India tournament.
Sasmita Natha Sharma, Rupali Sutar, Sraddhanjali Sahoo, Truptimayee Senapati, Jayashree Bala, Anuradha Rana, Madhusmita Ojha, Pratima Malik, Rasmita Bhoi, Sonia Swain, Pinky Swain and Rupali Pradhan represented Utkal University in the East Zone Championship. Utkal team was accompanied by manager Rabi Narayan Pradhan, coach Chintamani Pradhan and assistant coach Sasmita Ojha.
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PHOTO: Utkal University women kho-kho team poses with the third-place trophy they won at the East Zone Inter-Univeristy Tournament in Kalyani on 12 Nov, 2019.
