Bhubaneswar: Pragyan Prasanti Sahu of Balasore bagged a silver medal Saturday in the 100m hurdles at the ongoing South Asian Junior Athletics Championships at Colombo.
Pragyan clocked 14.98 seconds to secured the second position. Sapna Kumari (14.19seconds) of Jharkhand clinched the gold medal. The bronze medal went to Sri Lankan MA Bhagya Nilmini (15.25 seconds).
Shooting camp ends
The summer shooting camp jointly organised by Orissa Rifle Association (ORA) and Utkal Karate School (UKS) concluded here Saturday.
Joining as the chief guest ORA president Ananga Udaya Singh Deo distributed certificates to 55 participating trainees from all parts of the state.
“The second part of the training will start May 8. A total of six camps will be organised to search talents from Orissa,” stated UKS founder secretary Hari Prasad Patnaik through a press release Saturday.
“A pre-state level shooting competition will be organised in June and qualified shooters will be eligible to take part in the state-level Shooting Championships,” informed Singh Deo.
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