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Bhubaneswar, Nov 14: Shooters of Talcher and Utkal Karate School (UKS) dominated proceedings on the second day of the Vth State Shooting Championships here Saturday. Talcher finished on top of five of the eight events while UKS bagged the best position in two of the competitions.
Results
(50m 0.22 rifle men’s senior): Prasanta Kumar Mohapatra, Paresh Kumar Sarangi (both Talcher); (50m rifle, veteran): Prakash Kumar Sahoo (Talcher) Bhagaban behera (Damanjodi); (50m rifle, junior): Amit Kumar Behera (Hamilton), Pratap Kumar Martha (independent); (25m pistol, men): Palash Sahoo, Matru Prasad Sahoo (both Talcher); (25m pistol, veteran): Gajendra Kumar Padhi (UKS), Prakash Kumar Sahoo (Talcher); (50m rifle, women): Lipsa Sethi (UKS), Pragyanshu Sahu (Talcher); (50m rifle, junior girls): Prachesu Sahu (Talcher), Bali Patnaik (NCC); (25m pistol, women): Pragyanshu Sahu, Pracheshu Sahu (both Talcher).
Padmini wins
Defending champion Padmini Rout of Orissa got the better of WGM Bhakti Kulkarni in a tactical battle in the Women’s Premier Chess Championships in Kolkata, Saturday. Padmini scarified her knight on the ninth move for two pawns and launched a tremendous attack on her opponent’s Queen-side. She got a rook for two minor pieces and went on to win the game in 47 moves.
