Orissa win 18 medals in Masters` National meet

A 50-member Orissa squad returned home today with a haul of 18 medals in the 30th National Masters Athletic Meet, which was held at Hissar in Haryana from March 19 to 22. According to Orissa Masters Athletic Association secretary S K Das, the medals included four golds, eight silvers and six bronzes. Around 2,000 athletes, aged over 35 years, participated in the four-day National meet. Medal winners: Gold: Tapan Sengupta (100m sprint and long jump): Ganapati Sahu (discus): Sujit Mohanty (400m sprint). Silver: Sukanti Patra (women’s 800m and 1,500m run): Swarna Prava Mohanty (women’s 400m and 1,500m run): Sujit Mohanty (800m run): Balaram Sahu and Nilamani Das (5km walk): Brundaban Sahu (long jump). Bronze: A Raja Rao (javelin): Sukanti Patra (women’s 400m sprint): Brundaban Sahu (high jump): Harekrushna Mohanty (400m sprint): Tapan Sengupta (200m sprint): Pratima Mishra, Sukanti Patra, Anandini Dorji, Namita Patel (women’s 4x400m relay).