Sportstar Aces Awards 2021: Odisha Wins Best Sports State Of The Decade Award For Promotion Of Sport

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Bhubaneswar: It is a matter of great pride for the people of the entire State that Odisha has been awarded with the Best Sports State Of The Decade Award for promoting sports. The Odisha government got the award for the promotion of sports in the decade 2011-2020.

This is Odisha’s third Sportstar Aces Awards in a row. It had won the award in 2019 and 2020 as well.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik who received the award dedicated it to the thousands of sportspersons and people from the State who work hard every day to bring glory for the nation & youth of the State.

“Indeed a proud moment for us in Odisha to be honoured with decade’s Best State for promotion of sports for the period 2011-2020. I humbly accept this award on behalf of the people of Odisha & thank the eminent jury headed by Sunil Gavaskar for choosing Odisha Best State For Sports,” the CM said.

Odisha has taken purposeful strides in the last decade to strengthen its credentials as a sports hub with world-class infrastructure across disciplines. Over the last decade, the eastern Indian state has been at the forefront of hosting major sports events, sponsoring national teams, creating a number of high performance centres and strengthening its grassroots programmes.

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