March 24: Odisha State Sepak Takraw Association (OSSTA) today named a 40-member State squad, featuring 32 players and eight officials, for participation in the 25th Junior & 24th Sub-Junior (Boys & Girls) National Sepak Takraw Championship, scheduled to be held at Jaipur, Rajasthan from 27 to 31 March 2022. Odisha teams would compete in regu and team events.

ODISHA TEAMS:

Junior Boys: Muralidhar Behera (Cuttack), Chhotray Hembram, Subhendu Sekhar Naik, Sanjo Kumar Naik (all KISS); Akash Reddy, Bikash Reddy, Bhenkati Munikal (all Raygada); Sk Arman (Bhadrak). Manager: Susanta Sarangi (Sundargarh); Coach: Dipson Khora (Rayagada).

Sub-Junior Boys: Banti Nayak, Krishna Jyoti Patra, Mir Sahazeb Ali, Somyaranjan Bal (all Cuttack); Fagu Hembram, Babuli Gagarai, Dibakar Singh (all KISS); Radharaman SA (Sundargarh). Manager: Natabar Sethi (Puri); Coach: Ramachandra Barik (Puri).

Junior Girls: Gayatri Sahoo, Rupali Sahoo (both Bhadrak); Shakuntala Mundari, Simran Ekka, Subhadra Soren (all KISS); Madhusmita Bhitiria (Sundargarh), Shanti Bhoi (Jajpur), Smaranika Das (Cuttack). Manager: Bikash Mallick (Cuttack); Coach: Banishree Chintak (Cuttack).

Sub-Junior Girls: Sasmita Murmu, Santoshi Nayak, Saraswati Beshra (all KISS); Laxmipriya Naik (Cuttack), Baisakhi Dalai (Jajpur), Lipsa Priyadarshini Swain, Madhusmita Puhan, Suchismita Swain (all Jagatsinghpur). Manager: Sanjukta Das (Cuttack); Coach: Manisha Tarasia (KISS).
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PHOTO: Players, coaches, managers and officials of Odisha State boys and girls teams for Junior and Sub-junior National Sepak Takraw Championshipspose at a photo session in Cuttack on 24 March 2022.