Host Odisha entered finals in both the boys and girls teams events of the 21st Sub-Junior National Sepak Takraw Championship, which is underway at KIIT University here from June 6. In the semifinals today Odisha boys beat Kerala 2-0, while the girls got the better of Bihar 2-1.

Around 300 boys and 250 girls from 25 states joined in the championship, which is being organised by Odisha State Sepak Takraw Association (OSSTA), under the auspices of Sepak Takraw Federation of India (STFI).

The championship, featuring team, regu and doubles events for boys and girls, was inaugurated by Hockey Olympian and OTDC Chairman Dilip Tirkey. Bhubaneswar Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena , Karanjia MLA Bijay Nayak, STFI secretary general YS Dahiya, OSSTA president Sarada Nayak, secretary Manoj Kumar Patnaik and KIIT University Sports Director Dr Gaganendu Dash.

RESULTS:

TEAM EVENTS:
Girls: League stage: Goa beat Kerala 2-1, Manipur beat Bihar 2-1, Odisha beat Andhra Pradesh 3-0, Telangana beat Delhi 3-0, Kerala vs Andhra Pradesh ?, Manipur beat Delhi 3-0, Odisha beat Goa 3-0, Bihar beat Telangana 2-1, Odisha beat Kerala 3-0, Manipur beat Telangana 2-1, Andhra Pradesh beat Goa 2-1, Bihar beat Delhi 3-0. Semifinals: Odisha beat Bihar 2-1, Manipur beat Goa 2-0.

Boys: League stage: Odisha beat Tamil Nadu 2-1, Nagaland beat Telangana 2-1, Andhra Pradesh beat Delhi 3-0, Kerala beat Maharashtra 2-1, Tamil Nadu beat Andhra Pradesh 2-1, Maharashtra vs Telangana?, Odisha vs Delhi?, Tamil Nadu beat Delhi 2-1, Nagaland beat Maharashtra 3-0, Odisha beat Andhra Pradesh 3-0, Kerala beat Telangana 2-1. Semifinals: Odisha beat Kerala 2-0, Tamil Nadu beat Nagaland 2-1.
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PHOTO: Players and officials of Odisha boys and girls teams in Bhubaneswar on June 7, 2018.