Padmini, Debashis make Orissa proud

Orissa contributed two medals to India`s tally of eight individual medals in the World Youth Chess Championship in Vietname today. Niali school boy Debashis won a bronze in under-16 open category after Woman International Master Padmini Rout grabbed the gold in under-14 girls` event with a round to spare yesterday. Among other Orissa players in the fray, Sunyasakta Satpathy finished fifth with eight points in under-10 girls` group, while Sidhant Mohapatra occupied fifth place in under-10 open category, scoring seven points.

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