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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 18: A contingent of 14 distinctive college students hailing from the celebrated establishments of KIIT and KISS in Bhubaneswar, India, are poised to symbolize the nation on the extremely anticipated Asian Video games 2023 in Hangzhou, China. From September 23 to October 8, these gifted athletes will captivate the worldwide stage with their distinctive skills.
Notably, KIIT & KISS takes immense delight in being the only educational establishment in India to ship the most important contingent of gamers to the Asian Video games.
Amongst these illustrious contributors, a standout is C A Bhavani Devi, who’s gearing as much as conquer the world within the Fencing – Girls’s Sabre and Staff Sabre occasions. Amit Rohidas is ready to be a linchpin for the Males’s Hockey Staff, whereas Sajan Prakash guarantees to make waves within the Swimming area. Anshika Bharti is all set to problem the competitors in Girls’s Light-weight Double Scull Rowing.
Within the discipline of Athletics, Priyanka & Sandeep Kumar will symbolize India within the 20 KM Race Stroll Girls’s and males’s occasions respectively, whereas Kishore Kumar Jena & Tejinderpal Singh Toor will symbolize in Javelin Throw and shot Put respectively. For the Rugby 7s Girls’s Staff, Dumuni Marndi, Tarulata Naik, Mama Naik, and Hupi Majhi have earned their well-deserved spots. Tejaswin Shankar will showcase his prowess within the Decathlon, and Amlan Borgahain will dash his manner into the Athletics – 200m occasion, knowledgeable Dr Gaganendu Sprint, DG Sports activities, KIIT. It’s a matter of delight that within the Indian Rugby staff, 4 gamers alone are from KISS.
Commending these outstanding athletes, Dr Achyuta Samanta, the Founding father of KIIT & KISS, emphasised that these people not solely deliver honor to the establishments but in addition to the complete state of Odisha. Dr Samanta lauded the unwavering assist of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik within the promotion of sports activities and athletes, highlighting the latest announcement of money rewards for Asian Video games contributors, with seven recipients originating from KIIT & KISS. Dr. Samanta expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Chief Minister for his visionary dedication to sports activities’ progress within the area. Moreover, he praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts in fostering sports activities, athletes, and making a dynamic sports activities surroundings in India.
Dr Samanta additionally underscored the pivotal function performed by KIIT & KISS in nurturing sports activities, constructing world-class sporting infrastructure, and producing over 5,000 athletes who’ve excelled at regional, nationwide, and worldwide ranges.
KIIT takes immense delight in its distinction of manufacturing 13 Olympians, a outstanding feat that units it aside as the one college in India with such an illustrious roster. These Olympians embody a various vary of sports activities, together with Athletics, Fencing, Hockey, and Swimming, and are a testomony to KIIT’s unwavering dedication to sports activities excellence.
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