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  CM unveils new facilities of Kalinga Stadium, AAC medals
01 Jul 2017 BHUBANESWAR
 

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today inaugurated the new facilities of the Kalinga Stadium, which is all set to stage the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships here from July 5-9. A cultural extravaganza marked this special occasion for the capital city of the state as the CM also unveiled the medals for the championships, as well as the plaques next to each renovated area of the multi-discipline stadium.

It was a day to rejoice for the city of Bhubaneswar as it opened its doors to the Kalinga Stadium for Asia’s premier track and field event, with a full line-up of athletes from Odisha, who have represented India at various sporting events. The CM also distributed cheques worth Rs 3 lakh to five prominent Odia athletes who have made India proud on the international stage. They were Dutee Chand, Sarbani Nanda, Amiya Kumar Mallick, Jauna Murmu and Purnima Hembram. However, Hembram was not available to receive the cheque.
 

Olympian and national record holder in 100m women’s hurdles Anuradha Biswal, Asian Games silver medallist Pranati Mishra, former woman national javelin champion Sushma Behera, former Indian women’s football captain Shradhanjali Samantray, BanitaLakra, who was selected for the World Police Meet, and a trio of athletes from the Govt-run Bhubaneswar Sports Hostel _ Latika Besra, Raibari Tiria and Sanjukta Mallick _ ran the inaugural race on the newly laid track, cheered on by the CM who cut a ribbon to declare the track open.

The occasion was marked by festivities as the Kalinga Stadium reverberated with the sound of numerous dhol and shankha by local artists. The CM was then given a tour on a golf cart of all the renovated areas that include the main track, the warm-up track, the newly-installed elevators and state-of- the-art high mast floodlights. Work also included the renovation of all the rooms and toilets inside the Kalinga Stadium, laying of 3 lakh square feet of grass turfing in and around the stadium, and the installation of the 5000 new seats for spectators. The entire work for the renovation of the Kalinga Stadium was claimed to have been completed by June 17.

The state government is said to have taken up the challenge with utmost care, and a stage-wise execution of every task was carried out by special teams. As it was not a budgeted event for Odisha, all the funds for the development of the stadium had to be done from the contingency funds allocated to the state, while a number of corporates reached out with strong financial support to organise the Asian Athletics Championships.
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TOP: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik unveils medals of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championship in Bhubaneswar on July 1, 2017.
RIGHT: Chief Minister felicitates Srabani Nanda, Amiya Mallick, Dutee Chand and Januna Murmu on the occasion of the inauguration of new facilities of the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on July 1, 2017.
 
   
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