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Khordha district reigned supreme in five out of seven disciplines to lift the trophy as overall champions in the State Women Sports Meet, which concluded here at Kalinga Stadium today. Khordha women bagged a total of 18 titles in the three-day meet. The 18 titles included nine in swimming, five in athletics and one each in badminton, basketball, table tennis and tennis.
Sundargarh finished overall runners-up, bagging seven titles in athletics. Jagatsinghpur won the top honours in handball, defeating Keonjhar in the final, while the third place in the discipline went to Cuttack.
Soumya Gayatri Tripathy emerged champion in table tennis, defeating district-mate Sunita Si in the final 11-9, 11-6, 11-5. Gitanjali Jena claimed the badminton title, getting the better of her Khordha district-mate Itishree Behera in the summit clash. Lipi Khillo of Koraput finished third.
In the basketball final Khorda beat Cuttack 60-49. Khorda made clean sweep of top three positions in tennis with Komal Vishakha emerging champion, will all three of her league matches. Abhilipsa Rath ended runner-up, while Ritee Patnaik finished third.
The four-day meet, featuring competition in seven disciplines was organized by State Sports and Youth Services Department under the Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) scheme of the Union Governemnt.
State Sports Minister Ramesh Chandra Majhi inaugurated the meet in the presence of international woman hurdler Anuradha Biswal, former India woman football captain Sradhanjali Samantaray, State Sports Director D V Swamy and PYKKA Technical Consultant P K Mohanty.
Altogether 651 sportswomen from 30 districts participated in the meet. State Sports and Youth Services Director D V Swamy and international woman powerlifter Ranu Mohanty handed over the trophies at the closing ceremony.
Top three finishers in each discipline qualified to represent Odisha in the National Women`s Sports Meet to be held at different places of the country next month. Odisha is also set to host a part of the Women Nationals, featuring basketball, swimming and gymnastics from November 27 to 30.
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RESULTS:
Athletics: 100m sprint: 1. Banita Lakra (Sund), 2. Sekunta Kullu (Khor), 3. Tapati Sahoo (Khor). 800m run: 1. Anjali Sardar (Sund), 2. Manisaswati Minz (Khor), 3. Manju Toppo (Khor). Shot put: 1. Kishori Lakra (Khor), 2. Purnim Hembram (Mayu), 3. B Saini Ambika (Sund). High jump: 1. Susita Kissan (Sund), 2. Latika Besra, 3. Sanjita Das (Mayu). Javelin: 1. Damayanti Murmu (Khur), 2. Rajashree Bhoi (Sund), 3. Sangita Tirkey (Sund). 1500m run: 1. Susmita Kulli (Sund), 2. Puspanjali Jena (Keon), 3. Sasmita Sahu (Jaga). 200m run: 1. Latika Basra (Khor), 2. Tapati Sahu (Khor), 3. Astami Kullu (Sund). 100m hurdles: 1. Sumi Oram (Sund), 2. Saraswati Chhatar (Khor), 3. Jasmi Kisku (Khor). 400m hurdles: 1. Susama Toppo (Khor), 2. Madhusmita Giri (Bala), 3. Sumi Oram (Sund). 400m run: 1. Anjali Sardar (Sund), 2. Susama Toppo, 3. Nandi Kada (Khor). Long jump: 1. Sekunta Kullu (Khor), 2. Banita Lakra (Sund), 3. Saraswati Chhatar. Discus: 1. B Saina Ambika (Sund), 2. Salmi Kispotta (Sund), 3. Kirtirani Sahoo (Angu).
Swimming: 200m freestyle: 1. Raundi Tudu (Khor), 2. Jullie Bhilei (Khor), 3, Medini Biswal (Samb). 100m back stroke: 1. Juspin Lakra (Khor), 2. Jochhnamayee Pradhan (Khor), 3. Pratyasha Roy (Khor). 100m breast stroke: 1. Anju Paradia (Khor), 2. Mamita Tudu (Khor), 3. Debajani Bose (Cutt). 400m free style: 1. Jullie Bhelei (Khor), 2. Singi Hasa (Khor), 3. Pratyasa Ray (Kho). 100m butterfly: 1. Raundi Tudu (Khor), 2. Tulsi Kisan (Khor), 3. Jullie Bhelei. 200m breast stroke: 1. Anju Paradia (Khor), 2. Mamita Tudu (Khor), 3. Tulsi Kisan. 200m individual medley: 1. Jullie Bhelei, 2. Anju Paradia, 3. Singi Hasa. 200m breast stroke: 1. Jyotshnamayee Pradhan (Khor), 2. Juspin Lakra (Khor), 3. Debajani Bose (Cutt). 100m freestyle: 1. Raundi Tudu, 2. Singi Hasa, 3. Pratyasa Ray.
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TOP: Khurda Swimmer Raundi Tudu in action at Bhubaneswar on Oct 17, 2012.
RIGHT: Sprinters in action at the State Women`s Sports Meet in Bhubaneswar on Oct 17, 2012.
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