Bhubaneswar: Anshika Routray, daughter of Orissa Olympian Anuradha Biswal, continued her brilliant run as she bagged gold medal in the girls’ U-14 shot put event at the 22nd CBSE National Athletics Championships at Raipur, Wednesday.
It was not only a memorable moment for the youngster, but also a proud moment for Anuradha. The Olympian, who was present as a guest, presented the gold to her daughter.
Anshika, representing SAI International School, threw the iron ball to a distance of 10.39m to finish atop the podium. Y Soumya of Brightland Girls’ Senior Secondary School, Jaipur (Rajasthan) was second with a throw of 10.04m while UP’s Isha Tomar (9.82m) of Modern Public School bagged bronze.
Team announced
Rising Student Club announced an 18-strong team Wednesday for the preliminary round of the Indian Women’s Football League which will be played at November 25 to December 8 at Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
The squad: Tikina Samal, Rajeshree Das, Sasmita Swain, Suprava Samal, Manisha Panna, Rachita Malik, Jabamani Tudu, Parbati Kujur, Jyoshna Malik, Sasmita Malik, Lochana Munda, Sinulata Sahoo, Satyabati Khadia, Runi Nayak, Deepa Nayak, Sasmani Samad, Subhadra Sahu and Pyari Xaxa; Coach: Gitanjali Khuntia; Manager: Sultana Parween.
