Odisha 3

The nation’s best under-18 basketball players will go head to head when they represent their respective States in the 64th Junior National Championship in Cuttack, Odisha. The matches will be played simultaneously on three courts; at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Cuttack and the two outdoor courts of the Barabati Stadium Complex. The Championship, which has […]

The two favourites in the boys and girls sections, Punjab and Chhattisgarh respectively, coasted through to the semifinals. Punjab beat a hard working, but visibly inferior Odisha team 91-45. Chhattisgarh dominated from start to finish against Rajasthan to win their quarterfinal match 103-56. The tallest girl in the tournament, 6ft 7’’ Poonam Chaturvedi top scored […]

Chhattisgarh girls underlined their intent to repeat their all-conquering ways from last year, when they beat the ladies from Uttar Pradesh in their first match. The defending champions won by a whopping 92-65 margin on the opening day of the 64th Junior National Basketball Championship being held in Cuttack, Odisha. Boasting of a seasoned squad that […]