By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The award ceremony was graced by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik who presented the medals to the winners, in the presence of Sports & Youth Services Minister, Tusharkanti Behera, OTA President Asit Tripathi, Secretary to CM ( 5T) V K Pandian , Secretary OTA Sh Satyajit Mohanty, Tournament Director Sanjeeb Panda, Sports & Youth Services Secretary, Vineel Krishna, and other officials of ITF, OTA and the Sports Department.
The ITF Asian (Junior) Championships Finals that commenced on 4 April 2023 concluded Friday with Team Korea emerging overall Champions of the tournament. Korea’s Won Min Kim and Jiyun Oh were crowned the Singles champions in the boys and girls category respectively. With athletes from 14 countries, the event saw Asia’s finest junior tennis players battle it out for supremacy in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Congratulating the winners, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, said, “It is a matter of great pride for our State to host this prestigious tennis tournament. Congratulations to all the winners who have emerged victorious after an intense competition. It is our endeavour to promote sports in Odisha and I am happy to see such a large number of participants from different countries come together to compete in our state.. I am sure that this event will inspire many young players of Odisha and beyond to take up tennis and pursue their dreams.”
President, OTA, Asit Tripathy presented memento to Chief Minister Patnaik on this occasion as a token of gratitude for the support extended by the Government of Odisha, for the tournament.
