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Odisha Rugby Football Association
The Odisha Rugby Football Association, abbreviated ("ORFA") is the governing body for rugby union in Odisha, India. It is a member of India Rugby Football Union with a seat on that body's Executive Council. The Odisha RFA is the administrative body of all the state teams, including men's and women's union and sevens teams. Administration The following is the current organisational structure of Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA): Bases The Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA) has various bases across the state of Odisha; two of the main bases are Kalinga Stadium and KIIT Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Honours Men * Senior National Rugby 7's Championship : Third Place (1): 2013 * Junior National Rugby 7's Championship : Winners (1): 2016 : Third Place (3): 2014 ( KISS), 2018, 2019 * Junior National U19 Boys Rugby XV's Championship : Winners (1): 2014 ( KISS) : Third Place (1): 2015 * Callaghan Cup National Division 2 Men's Rugby XV's : Winners (1): 2014 ( KISS) : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate members. In 1845, the first laws were written by students attending Rugby School; other significant even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalinga Institute Of Industrial Technology
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), formerly KIIT University, is a private deemed university located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. It primarily emphasizes on higher education and research in engineering and science. It offers 34 undergraduate, 32 postgraduate, 10 integrated, 11 Ph.D and 7 postdoctoral research programmes in the fields of science and engineering, medical science, management, law, film and media, humanities and yoga and sports. The admissions for B.Tech. programmes are purely based on merit as per the results in KIITEE exam. It was founded in 1992 as Industrial Training Institute in Bhubaneswar with a seed revenue of ₹5000 (US$66.8). In 2017 it was renamed back as Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology following the UGC request to drop "University" from the name for all the institutes granted the status of 'Deemed to be Universities'. It is part of KIIT Society which is estimated to be worth ₹10,000 Crores (US$1.3 billion) as of 2020. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India National Rugby Sevens Team
The India national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. India has also qualified for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Sevens was first played in India in 1886 at the Khajjiar Gymkhana. Sri Lanka Rugby 7s : Rugby at the 2006 Asian Games–Group B December 10 Rugby Sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games As the host nation, India received automatic qualification into the Sevens tournament. They were placed in Group B along with giants of the game South Africa, Wales and Tonga; Group B October 11, 2010 Bowl Quarter Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:India National Rugby Union Team (Sevens) Sev National rugby sevens teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India National Rugby Union Team
India national rugby union team is a national team that represents India in the international rugby championships and matches. It is governed by Rugby India organization which is recognised by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of government of India. It was admitted to the International Rugby Board, IRB in 2001, but it took three years before India won a match, beating Pakistan national rugby union team, Pakistan 56–3 in the third tier competition of the Asian Biennial tournament. In 2005, they started their attempt to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, but a 22–36 loss to Kazakhstan national rugby union team, Kazakhstan sent them out of the running for that tournament. They also were disappointed with an 8–8 tie in Guam national rugby union team, Guam, but still managed to finish second in their group of four teams thanks to beating Malaysia rugby union team, Malaysia 48–12. However, as only the top team in the group qualified for the next stage, India were out. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odisha Olympic Association
The Odisha Olympic Association (OOA) is the governing body of sports in Odisha. It is responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and National Games of India. History The history of organised sports in Odisha traces its origins to 1904, when Madhusudan Das formed the Orissa Sports Association. It was an athletic institution which organised the sports competitions for seasonal and annual provincial games. It eventually became the Orissa Athletic Association in 1909 and remained the primary sports association in the province until the formation of Orissa Olympic Association in 1946. Harekrushna Mahatab became the first President of OOA and Bhairab Chandra Mohanty became the first secretary. The OOA decided to empower sports associations such as cricket, football, hockey, tennis and badminton in 1961, thus paving the way for formation of independent sports bodies for the governance of sports in Odisha. OOA Executiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odisha Women's Rugby Sevens Team
The Odisha Women's Rugby Sevens Team represents Odisha in rugby sevens. The Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA), in association with India Rugby Football Union is the governing body for Odisha Women's Rugby Sevens Team. Odisha women's rugby sevens team is currently the best rugby football team in India as they have as they have won the last five national championships. Stadium The Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA) has various bases across the state of Odisha; two of the main bases are Kalinga Stadium and KIIT Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Kit Odisha women's team have worn yellow and black for all of their Rugby Sevens games at national level. At present, the shirt's body is of yellow color, the sleeves are white and the socks and shorts are both black. Squad Odisha's 12 Member Squad for the 2018 Senior National Rugby Sevens Championship *Laxmipriya Sahu *Meerarani Hembram *Hupi Majhi (Captain) *Jemamani Naik *Manjulata Pradhan *Saraswati Hansdah *Parbati Kisku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odisha Rugby Sevens Team
The Odisha Men's Rugby Sevens Team represents Odisha in rugby sevens. The Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA), in association with India Rugby Football Union is the governing body for Odisha Men's Rugby Union Team. Odisha is currently one of the best rugby football teams in India. Stadium The Odisha Rugby Football Association (ORFA) has various bases across the state of Odisha; two of the main bases are Kalinga Stadium and KIIT Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Kit Odisha men's team have worn dark blue, red and black for all of their Rugby Union games. At present, the shirt body is dark blue, the sleeves are red and the socks and shorts are both black. Squad Odisha's 12 Member Squad for 2018 Senior National Rugby Sevens Championship *Bikranta Kumar Raut (Captain) *Suguda Majhi *Rajkishore Murmu *Alekha Murmu *Bikash Chandra Murmu *Muna Murmu *Niranjan Biswal *Sasanka Sekhar Tripathy *Budhadeb Pradhan *Lokanath Majhi *Ratnakar Hemram *Bibhuti Bhusan Sethi Administration Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utkal University
Utkal University (UU) is a Public university in Bhubaneswar, Khordha district, Khordha, Odisha, and is the oldest university in Odisha, the state, and the 17th-oldest university in India. It is a teaching-cum-affiliating university. The present campus at Vani Vihar located on a sprawling 399.9 acre area in the heart of Bhubaneswar. At present the university has twenty-seven Post-Graduate teaching and research departments located within the campus, viz. Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education, University Law College at Vani Vihar. Besides the regular courses, twenty-six sponsored courses are offered under the direct academic control of the P.G. Council of the university. The university is located in the middle of the city. It is 5 km from the airport, 3 km from the railway station. Sainik school is to its north. Mancheswar industrial area is to its east. In 2016, Utkal University adopted its theme song from "tunga sikhar chula" (1st 3 stanzas) poem of God ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 National Games Of India
The 2015 National Games of India, also known as the ''35th National Games of India'' and informally as Kerala 2015, was held from 31 January 2015 to 14 February 2015 across seven districts of Kerala, India. It was the second time that Kerala hosted the national games, the first being when it hosted the 27th National Games in 1987. The opening ceremony took place at Greenfield Stadium, on 31 January 2015 at 6.00 PM. Union Minister of Urban Development, Shri Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the opening ceremony. Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar was selected as the goodwill ambassador for the games. Mascot Ammu, the Great Hornbill (the state bird of Kerala) was chosen as the mascot, reflecting a concern for conservation as this is a species facing extinction. It is also an expression of the need to preserve Kerala's rain forests and regenerate the lost habitat of this precious bird. The choice of a feminine name for the mascot is a tribute to the women of Kerala. Games Village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Games Of India
The National Games of India consist of various disciplines in which athletes from the different states of India participate against each other. The country's first few Olympic Games, now renamed as National Games, were held in North India (Delhi, Allahabad (now Prayagraj), Patiala, Madras (now Chennai), Calcutta (now Kolkata) and Bombay (now Mumbai). Indian Olympic Games (early National Games) In the early 1920s, the India at the Olympics, Indian chapter of the Olympic movement was born, and India participated in the India at the 1920 Summer Olympics, 1920 Antwerp Olympics. As part of this movement, a provisional Indian Olympic Association (IOA) came about by 1924, and the Indian Olympic Games were held in Feb 1924 in Delhi to select Indian competitors for the India at the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1924 Paris Olympics. IOA Secretary Dr. Noehren wrote about these games as follows: "The All India Athletic Carnival, the greatest and most representative gathering of its kind ever to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
