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Odisha girls settled for the silver medal in the recently concluded 10th Junior (U-18) National Rugby 7s Championship, after losing to Bihar 5-14 in the final at Ganga Athletics Stadium, Maharana Pratap Sports S College, Dehradun in Uttarakhand.
While Bihar retained the title, this is the second successive time that Odisha girls finished runners-up in the tournament.
Maharashtra bagged the bronze medal, defeating Uttar Pradesh 17-12. Earlier in the semifinals, Odisha mauled Maharashtra 34-0, while Bihar thrashed Uttar Pradesh 46-0.
As per sources, the two-day championship kicked up a controversy over participation of the Odish...