Valedictory Ceremony of Eastern Region ICAR Sports Meet at NRRI
The Eastern Region ICAR Sports Meet concluded with a grand ceremony on 16th December 2023 marking the end of four days of intense competition and sportsmanship held at the playground at ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack. A total of 579 competitors including 513 men and 66 women from 21 ICAR institutes located in east and northeast states of India participated in 17 different sports events in this four-day sports festival. The mega event and glittering function brought together athletes, spectators and supporters alike. Dr. P.K. Sahoo, Director, ICAR- Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Dr. Amaresh Kumar Nayak, Director, ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack presided over the closing ceremony.
ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi bagged the coveted “Zonal Overall Championship Award” among the participating institutes while the ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Barapani, Meghalaya became the “Runners-up” team in this sports meet. Shri Rakesh Kumar from ICAR-Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fibres, KolKata received the “Best Athlete” title in men category while Dr. Bhagya Vijayan of National Research Centre on Litchi, Muzaffarpur, Bihar received the “Best Athlete” title in women category.
The NRRI, Cuttack received first positions in various team events like Cricket and Kabbadi. In individual category, first position in cycle race, Carom (Men and mixed doubles), High Jump (Male) and Table Tennis (Women Doubles).
The chief guest and other dignitaries awarded trophies and certificates to the winners of various sport events. While addressing the august gathering, he said that sport event allows employees to have fun and relieve stress, promoting healthier work habits. The Director, NRRI congratulated each participant for the success of the sports competition and said in his address that such sports events encourages healthy competition among teams that can boost motivation and productivity in the workplace.
Dr. M.J. Baig, chairman of the organizing committee presented welcome address and Dr. Pratap Bhattacharya, Secretary of the Organizing Committee presented a report of various events. Dr. Prashan K. Hanjagi, scientist offered formal vote of thanks.
The final result of Eastern Region ICAR Sports Competition-2023 under team and individual category eventwise is detailed as below:
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
1. Race-100 Mtrs – Men
1st. Rajender Sirari, IARI, New Delhi
2nd. Kitbok Joseph Wriang, RCNEH, Barapani
3rd. Jogender Kumar, IARI, New Delhi
2. Race- 100 Mtrs – Women
1st. Dr Bhagya Vijayan, NRC Litchi
2nd. Dr. Geeta, MGIFRI, Motihari
3rd. Virginia Thabah, RCNEH, Barapani
3. Race – 200 Mtrs- Men
1st. Kitbok Joseph Wriang, RCNEH, Barapani
2nd. Rohit Kumar, IARI, New Delhi
3rd. Donkupar Dkhar, RCNEH, Barapani
4. Race – 200 Mtrs- Women
1st. Dr Bhagya Vijayan, NRC Litchi
2nd. Ms. Sharmila Sarkar, CRIJAF, Barrackpore
3rd. Priyanka Sakare, NISA, Ranchi
5. Race- 400 Mtrs – Men
1st. Kitbok Joseph Wriang, RCNEH, Barapani
2nd. Ritesh Kumar, CRIJAF, Barrackpore
3rd. Sunil Kumar, IARI, New Delhi
6. Race- 800 Mtrs – Men
1st. Ritesh Kumar, CRIJAF, Barrackpore
2nd. Sh. Sada Sukh, IARI, New Delhi
3rd. Mr. Gaban Mandi, NRRI, Cuttack
7. Race- 1500 Mtrs – Men
1st. Ritesh Kumar, CRIJAF, Barrackpore
2nd. Krupasindhu Pradhan, NRRI, Cuttack
3rd. Ramesh Rai, IARI, New Delhi
8. Cycle Race (5000 Mtrs)- Men
1st. Prasanta Kumar Jena, NRRI, Cuttack
2nd. Laxman Pradhan, CRIJAF, Barrackpore
3rd. Enciben M Risom, RCNEH, Barapani
9. Long Jump – Men
1st. Ritesh Kumar, CRIJAF, Barrackpore
2nd. Uma Sankar Das, CRIJAF, Barrackpore
3rd. Pankaj Kumar Sinha, IARI, Jharkhand
10. Long Jump –Women
1st. Dr Bhagya Vijayan, NRC Litchi
2nd. Ms. Sharmila Sarkar, CRIJAF, Barrackpore
3rd. N Peetambari Devi, RCHEH, Barapani
11. High Jump – Men
1st. Sh. Rupak Jena, NRRI, Cuttack
2nd. Ritesh Kumar, CRIJAF, Barrackpore
3rd. Uma Sankar Das, CRIJAF, Barrackpore
12. High Jump – Women
1st. Virginia Thabah, RCNEH, Barapani
2nd. N Peetambari Devi, RCNEH, Barapani
3rd. Ms. Sharmila Sarkar, CRIJAF, Barrackpore
13. Javelin Throw –Men
1st. Kitbok Joseph Wriang, RCNEH, Barapani
2nd. Brij Mohan Pal, IARI, New Delhi
3rd. Smruti Ranjan Das, NRRI, Cuttack
14. Javelin Throw – Women
1st. Virginia Thabah, RCNEH, Barapani
2nd. Lisha Makri, RCNEH, Barapani
3rd. Saraswati Bhoi, NRRI, Cuttack
15. Shot put – Men
1st. Mr. Amit Kumar Rai, NBIAM
2nd. Mr. Renbi Jami, RCNEH, Barapani
3rd. Sh. Rakesh Kumar, IARI-New Delhi
16. Shot put- Women
1st. Dr. Indu Chopra, IARI, New Delhi
2nd. Virginia Thabah, RCNEH, Barapani
3rd. Subhashree Sathpathy, IIWM, Bhubaneswar
17. Discuss Throw- Men
1st. Mr. Amit Kumar Rai, NBAIM
2nd. Mr. Renbi Jami, RCNEH, Barapani
3rd. Mr. Arabinda Bisoi, NRRI, Cuttack
18. Discuss Throw- Women
1st. Ms. Shivani Vidhuri, IARI, New Delhi
2nd. Ms. Saraswati Bhoi, NRRI, Cuttack
3rd. Dr Shilpi Kerketa, IARI, Jharkhand
19. Carom – Singles- Men
1st. Mr. Arun Ku Parida, NRRI, Cuttack
2nd. Mr. Sudip Nandy, CRIJAF, Barrackpore
20. Carom – Singles- Women
1st. Mrs. Champarani Das, CIARI, Portblair
2nd. Mrs. G.V. Kantam, CIARI, Portblair
21. Carom – Mixed Doubles
1st. Mr. Arun Ku Parida & Dr. Supriya Priyadarsani, NRRI, Cuttack
2nd. Renbi Jami & N Peetambari Devi, RCHEH, Barapani
22. Chess – Singles- Men
1st. Sudipta Bhowmick, NINFET, Kolkata
2nd. Himanshu Shekhar Sahoo, NRRI, Cuttack
23. Chess Singles – Women
1st. Roselima Lakra, IARI, New Delhi
2nd. Pallavi Mondal, CRIJAF, Barrackpore
24. Table Tennis – Singles – Women
1st. Subhashree Satapathy, IIWM, Bhubaneswar
2nd. Priyanka Sakare, NISA, Ranchi
25. Table Tennis – Doubles – Women
1st. Sabita Sahoo & Sandhya Rani Dalal, NRRI, Cuttack
2nd. Dr. Indu Chopra & Shivani Vidhuri, IARI, New Delhi
26. Table Tennis – Mixed Doubles
1st. Dr. Vishal Singh Somvanshi& Dr. Indu Chopra, IARI, New Delhi
2nd. Subhashree Satapathy & Dr. O.P. Verma, IIWM, BBSR
27. Badminton – Singles- Women
1st. Dr. Indu Chopra, IARI, New Delhi
2nd. Dr. Sushmita Munda, NRRI, Cuttack
28. Badminton – Doubles- Women
1st. Dr. Indu Chopra & Dr. Subhashree, IARI, New Delhi
2nd. Dr. Sushmita Munda & Dr. Shivshankari M, NRRI, Cuttack
29. Badminton – Mixed Doubles
1st. Dr. Indu Chopra & Dr. Vijay Punia, IARI, New Delhi
2nd. Dr. Subhashree & Dr. G. Prakash, IARI, New Delhi
TEAM EVENTS
30. Cricket (Tennis Ball)- Men
1st. NRRI, Cuttack
2nd. IARI, New Delhi
31. Kabaddi- Men
1st. NRRI, Cuttack
2nd. IARI, New Delhi
32. Football- Men
1st. RCNEH, Barapani
2nd. IARI, New Delhi
33. Table Tennis- Men
1st. IARI, New Delhi
2nd. NINFET, Kolkata
34. Volley Ball (Shooting)- Men
1st. IARI, New Delhi
2nd. NRRI, Cuttack
35. Volley Ball (Smashing)- Men
1st. CIFA, Bhubaneswar
2nd. CRIJAF, Barrackpore
36. Badminton- Men
1st. RCNEH, Barapani
2nd. NRRI, Cuttack
37. Basketball- Men
1st. IARI, New Delhi
2nd. RCNEH, Barapani
38. Race- Relay (100 Mtrs x 4) – Men
1st. IARI, New Delhi
2nd. RCNEH, Barapani
39. Race- Relay (100 Mtrs x 4) – Women
1st. RCNEH, Barapani
2nd. CIFRI, Barrackpore
Best Athlete (Men) : Ritesh Kumar, CRIJAF, Barrackpore
Best Athlete (Women) : Dr. Bhagya Vijayan, NRC Litchi
Overall Zonal Champion (East Zone) : IARI, New Delhi
Zonal Runners-Up (East Zone) : RCNEH, Barapani (Meghalaya)
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