{"id":11676,"date":"2023-10-30T15:39:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T15:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/30\/odishas-national-games-glory-continues-with-silver-in-athletics-bronze-in-swimming-n-f-times\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T15:39:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T15:39:46","slug":"odishas-national-games-glory-continues-with-silver-in-athletics-bronze-in-swimming-n-f-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/30\/odishas-national-games-glory-continues-with-silver-in-athletics-bronze-in-swimming-n-f-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Odisha\u2019s National Games glory continues with Silver in Athletics, Bronze in Swimming &#8211; N.F Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Bhubaneswar:<\/strong> Odisha continued to shine in athletics today with Graceson Jeeva bagging Silver Medal in Men\u2019s 110m hurdles and in yet another Aquatics success. The 400x100m Women\u2019s Medley Relay team secured Bronze Medal at the ongoing National Games 2023 in Goa.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Odisha Women\u2019s Football Team registered its second consecutive victory, defeating Goa 4-0.\u00a0 With Hockey action commencing today, Odisha\u2019s Women\u2019s Hockey Team played out a hard-fought draw against West Bengal while the Men\u2019s team was defeated 1-2 by Maharashtra.<\/p>\n<p>Odisha Women\u2019s Football Team\u2019s 4-0 victory was powered by goals from Pyari Xaxa, Lynda, Shubhadra Sahoo and Sumitra Hembram. Speaking on the team\u2019s strong start, Mr. Crispin Chettri, Head Coach of the Women\u2019s Football Team said, \u201cThe girls played very well today and in the previous game as well, but it is important that we keep improving every day. It is not only about winning and losing but also about constant improvement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former Indian footballer also said, \u201cAn event like the National Games is always challenging, especially when you have a young team. Youngsters need time to get used to the environment. The government of Odisha sent us to Goa ahead of the competition to engage in a week-long exposure trip to make it easier for the team to settle down. This has been very helpful as the players got used to the atmosphere and played friendly matches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the team scheduled to face Haryana on Thursday, the Coach went on to express his optimism for the remainder of the competition. \u201cI think we have a very good team, and we could be a strong medal prospect,\u201d he opined.<\/p>\n<p>While the swimming contingent will be proud of the 400x100m Women\u2019s Medley Relay team\u2019s bronze medal, their second medal in the discipline, Mannata Mishra and Divyanka Pradhan narrowly missed the mark finishing fourth and fifth, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Amongst the day\u2019s other results, Odisha\u2019s Jayalaxmi also qualified for Round 16 in the Indian Round in Archery. The Odisha Men\u2019s Football team was defeated by Maharashtra 1-2 in their first game of the campaign with Subash Pujari standing out as the sole goal scorer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n    var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n    if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n    js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n    js.src = \"\n    fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n  }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Bhubaneswar: Odisha continued to shine in athletics today with Graceson Jeeva bagging Silver Medal in Men\u2019s 110m hurdles and in yet another Aquatics success. The 400x100m Women\u2019s Medley Relay team secured Bronze Medal at the ongoing National Games 2023 in Goa. 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