Rourkela Zone emerged as winners in the Under – 14 and Under – 19 category of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE) Regional Hockey Tournament hosted by Ispat English Medium School, Sector – 20 at Biju Pattanaik Hockey Stadium on 12th July. Mr. B K Jojo, GM In-charge (Town Engineering) was the Chief Guest of the inaugural session and declared the tournament open. Mr. A K Sabat , GM (Education) was the Guest of Honour. Other distinguished guests included Father Joseph of St. Paul’s School and Sister Jayselia of Carmel School, Jalda,
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Jojo encouraged the players to practise teamwork and discipline in their pursuit for excellence. Mr. Sabat encouraged the students to play the games in true sportsman spirit.
There were 138 participants from 4 Zones namely Balasore, Jharsuguda, Rourkela and Bhubaneswar tok part in the event There were 3 teams in each of the under-14, under-17 and under-19 category in the tournament.
Mr. Raju Saini, Mr. Sunil Tirkey, Mr. Sanjeeb Khalko, Mr Bernath Lakra , Mr. Pitor Tirkey and Mr. J Mohanta of RSP Sports Department conducted the tournament.
Mr. T G. Kanekar, GM In-charge (Town Services) was the Chief Guest at the closing ceremony and handed over the prizes and medals to the winning and runner-up teams along with Mr. A K Sabat.
In the under-14 category, Rourkela Zone emerged victorious, with Jharsuguda Zone as runners-up. Bhubaneswar Zone claimed the top spot in the under-17 category, while Rourkela Zone finished as runners-up. Rourkela Zone also triumphed in the under-19 category, with Balasore Zone as the runners-up.
Dr. Sushreeta Das, Principal, (IEMS) delivered the welcome address in both the inaugural and closing ceremonies. The opening ceremony was anchored by Mranish Badaik, while Mrs. Pratima Sahoo was the master of ceremony of the oncluding ceremony.
