Odisha bagged a glorious double by winning gold medals in both boys and girls rugby event of the National School Games, which was held under the aegis of School Games Federation of India (SGFI) at Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh from Dec 2 to 5.
In the boys’ final Odisha beat Maharashtra 26-5. For Odisha, Ratnakar Hemram made two tries, followed by Sasanka Sekhar Tripathy and Sarbeswar Murmu with one each, while Ajit Kumar Hansdah effected three convertions.
Earlier in the semifinals, Odisha blanked Bihar 21-0, while Maharashtra drubbed Delhi 17-0. Odisha boys reached semifinals, winning both of their league matches. They trounced Assam 38-0 and Maharashtra 14-10.