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Hockey Gangpur-Odisha clinched a glorious double by winning the title in the 4th Hockey India Sub-junior Women National Championship (Division B) at Haldwani in Uttarakhand today. Debutants Hockey Gangpur, who bagged the Division B sub-junior men national title earlier this month at Vadodara (Gujarat), added the women crown, defeating Sports Authority of India in the exciting final 2-1.
Earlier in the semifinals, Gangpur girls thrashed Hockey Bhopal 5-1. They reached the semifinals, winning all three of their Pool C matches convincingly. Gangpur beat Bihar 5-0, Goa 3-0 and Puducherry 10-0. Gangpur’s Rinki Kujur won a trophy as the best player of the tournament.
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With this triumph, the newly formed Hockey Gangpur-Odisha completed creditable a treble. They had claimed their maiden title in the 4th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship (Division B) at Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium in Lucknow earlier in March.
``It is a tremendous achievement that coming to existence only last year (August), Hockey Gangpur-Odihsa has won three National titles so far. It happened only because of the hard work of our coaches and players,’’ said the new state body’s secretary Debasish Gouda.
THE TEAM: Asima Minz, Binita Kujur, Rinki Kujur, Laxmi Ekka, Janhabi Pradhan, Namrata Jasmin Bara, Mosmita Lugun, Rojita Kujur, Rahil Tirkey, Pramanjali Toppo, Premita Bara, Sushanti Minz, Philicia Toppo, Jiwan Kishori Toppo, Saraswati Oram, Madhuri Kindo, Nimabati Singh, Manisa Minz. Coach: Florencia Ekka.
RESULTS:
May 17: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha (Rojita Kujur 61, 66; Mosmita Lugun 17; Laxmi Ekka 39; Janhabi Pradhan 48) beat Bihar 5-0.
May 19: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha beat Goa 3-0.
May 21: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha (Rinki Kujur 14, 47, 65; Namrata Jasmin Bara 29, 49; Premita Bara 53, 68; Rojita Kujur 5; Asima Minz 55; Rahil Tirkey 66) beat Puducherry 10-0.
May 24 (Semifinal): Hockey Gangpur-Odisha (Namrata Jasmin Bara 11; Rojita Kujar 14, 59; Rinki Kujur 34; Rahil Tirkey 62) beat Hockey Bhopal (Priyanka Rathor 47) 5-1.
May 26 (Final): Hockey Gangpur-Odisha (Namrata Jasmin Bara 7, Janhabi Pradhan 28) beat Sports Authority of India (Mudita 61) 2-1.
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TOP: Hockey Gangpur-Odisha sub-junior women team poses with the trophy in Haldwani on May 25, 2014.
RIGHT: Rinki Kujur receives the best player of the tournament in Haldwani on May 25, 2014.
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