Odisha Men’s, Women’s Rugby team enter semis of National Games
The Men's and Women's Rugby teams have entered the semi-finals of the ongoing 37th National Games 2023 in Goa.
Goa: The Men’s and Women’s Rugby teams have entered the semi-finals of the ongoing 37th National Games 2023 in Goa.
The Men’s team booked the semi-final berth after securing a decisive victory of 19-4 against Bihar. On the other hand, the Women’s team defeated Karnataka 64-0 to make it to the semi-finals of the completion.
Now, the Men’s team will face Maharashtra, while the Women’s team will face West Bengal in the semi-finals and the finals scheduled on Friday.
It is to be noted here that four women from the Odisha squad, Hupi Majhi, Dumuni Marandi, Tarulata Naik and Mama Naik represented India in the recently concluded Asian Games in China. Furthermore, Shahnawaz Ahamed from the men’s squad has also represented India in the Rugby Asian championship.
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