Bhuvaneshwar: Tribal student selected for Commonwealth Pre Cadet Indian Judo Team

A tribal student Nitya Majhi from Kandhamal district (Odisha) was selected for the Commonwealth Pre Cadet Indian Judo Team under 46Kg category, scheduled to be held at Birmingham in the United Kingdom.Majhi, a 10th standard student, is the first player from his state to get selected in the Judo team. He stated that he will try to get the medal for the country."I am very happy that I got selected in the Commonwealth Pre Cadet Indian Judo team. I will try to get a medal for the country. I am the first one to be selected in the competition from Odisha. Before coming to Bhubaneshwar, I did not know anything about Judo," Majhi told ANI."My father is a farmer and my mother is a housewife," he added.Kandan Murmu who has been teaching Majhi Judo for the past six years said that since there are two more months before the games it will be utilized to train more for the Commonwealth."We have two months time and he needs a bit more practice to participate in the event. Majhi is a tribal child and