Thailand beat Korea 1-0 in the final to win gold. In their other two league matches, Thailand defeated Banglades 2-1 and held Korea to 1-1 draw. The game between Korea and Bangladesh ended in goalless draw. Korea won the silver medal, while Bangladesh finished fourth.

Krushna Chandra Mahanta, Birendra Mahanta (both Keonjhar), Ranjit Keshari Nayak (Nimapada), Trinath Samal (Sonepur) officiated in matches in the tournament as referees. Gitanjali Khuntia, a former state player and coach, was awarded with refereeship, the first woman from Odisha to do so in an International match of Special Olympics.

The off-beat tournament was inaugurated by Tourism and Culture Department Principal Secretary Arati Ahuja in the presence of KIIT University Registrar Prof Sasmita Samanta, SOB National Director Mukta Narayan and National Director Victor Vaz.

State Sports Director Ananta Kishore Jena, KIIT University vice-chancellor Prof P P Mathur, KIIT & KISS secretary R N Dash, Spcial Olympics International Sports & Development director Cristian Guiralt, international referee Calvin Stacy and Special Olympics Bharat National Sports Director Victor Vaz handed over the medals and ribbons. Special Olympics Bharat-Odisha Committee vice-president Dr Pratap K Rath and Special Olympics Bharat-Odisha area director Prakash K Rath was present on the occasion.
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TOP: Guests and SOB officials at the opening ceremony of the Inter-Regional Unified Football Tournament in Bhubaneswar on Dec 2, 2016.
RIGHT: Players of Thailand team after winning gold medal in Bhubaneswar on Dec 4, 2016.