Odisha Government

The Odisha Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India to set up High-Performance Centre (HPC) in Gymnastics in Bhubaneswar to promote and develop the Olympic sport in the state. 

The MoU was signed on Saturday in Kyoto, Japan in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. As part of this agreement, academies will also be set up in Puri, Jeypore and Rourkela.

Jan 24, 2022 17:01
BHUBANESWAR: Dalmia Bharat Limited has partnered with the Odisha government to host the state’s first ever international badminton event ‘Odisha Open 2022’.  Organised by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Tour Super 100 tournament, in association with the Badminton Association of India (BAI), the event will be held between January 25th and January 30th at Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Cuttack.
Sep 01, 2021 18:09
BHUBANESWAR: Rugby India has partnered with the Odisha government and the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Know-how (KIIT), as associate sponsors, to support its high performance program for the next three years. As a part of this association, the national training and selection camp has already commenced at the KIIT University campus in Bhubaneswar from August 14 and will continue till September 16.
Aug 04, 2020 20:08
NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel has heaped praise on the Odisha government for "setting an example of how a state government can help sports thrive in a particular region." Patel's remarks came in an E-summit organised by Football Delhi, the governing body of football in India's national capital.
Jan 16, 2020 17:01
BHUBANESWAR: Giving sports development a whole new dimension in Odisha, the Xavier Emlyon Business School (XEBS) in collaboration with Sports and Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha, announced SPORT IT 2020, the first-ever sports and innovation festival of India, to be held in the sports capital of India on January 18-19, 2020.
Dec 13, 2019 17:12
NEW DELHI: The Odisha government has won the Best State Promoting Sports Award at the FICCI India Sports Awards 2019 held here on Wednesday. Odisha Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera and Secretary Vishal Kumar Dev received the award on behalf of the state government at a function where sporting icons were honoured for their achievements.
Dec 11, 2019 19:12
NEW DELHI: Kiren Rijiju, MoS (IC), Youth Affairs and Sports, Wednesday expressed hope that the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympics will provide India a good platform to have its best ever performance at the mega event.
Nov 06, 2019 19:11
BUBANESWAR: Nearly 11 months after the conclusion of the Hockey World Cup in the city, the state government revealed the expenditures incurred for hosting the showpiece event in the state.
Oct 01, 2019 15:10
BHUBANESWAR: The XEBS-AHLUWALIA Center of Excellence in Sports Management, Bhubaneswar, a unique collaboration between Xavier University, Bhubaneswar, emlyon business school, France, Sports and Youth Services Department, Government of Odisha and KJS Ahluwalia Group, announces roll out of its very first program in sports management.
Aug 03, 2019 15:08
BHUBANESWAR: The Sports and Youth Services Department of Odisha, in association with All India Football Federation, organised a two-day workshop in Kalinga Stadium that concluded Friday.
Jul 12, 2019 18:07
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has a proposal to fund 314 block level and 149 town-level mini-stadiums across the state.