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The Odisha Government will sponsor both the national teams for another 10 years till 2033 once the existing sponsorship contract ends in 2023, said CM Naveen Patnaik.

The Indian bowlers performed exceptionally on the last day of the Lord's Test with both bat and ball to help India register a thrilling victory over England.

When KL Rahul scored his 6th Test Hundred at the Lord's, he joined a select club of Indian cricketers who have scored Test Hundreds at this ground, considered as 'Mecca of Cricket'.

They have had to struggle for recognition that should have come their way by itself. The Paralympians nearly often fall into the shadows of the Olympians, and this is a bias we must overcome.

Major Dhyan Chand  had been an Indian field hockey player who was largely considered as one of the best in the sport's history.

Secretary to CM (5T) V. Karthikeyan Pandian interacted with the Hockey Olympians from Odisha Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo, Birendra Lakra and Amit Rohidas and congratulated them on their outstanding performance at the Tokyo Olympics.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated the players from Odisha in the Indian Hockey team at a function in Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar today.

She told ANI in a statement: “I didn’t get any facilities. I don’t understand why. I was selected by UNICEF. My dreams have been shattered.”

India has a total of ten gold medals from the Olympics. Eight of them are from the men's hockey team. Neeraj Chopra is the second individual Gold medallist after Abhinav Bindra.

India had a strong performance at the Tokyo Olympics, winning one Gold, two Silver, and four Bronze medals.