BHUBANESWAR 19-Aug-2013 351
A 94-member Odisha squad finished overall third with a haul of 51 medals and 332 points in the 25th East Zone Junior Athletics Championship, which concluded at Birsa Munda Stadium in Ranchi today. The medals included 10 gold, 23 silver and 18 bronze.
West Bengal emerged overall champions with 714 points, while host Jharkhand finished second with 529 points. Odisha boys emerged under-14 group champions with 30 points.
Odisha’s 10 gold medalists were Damayanti Murmu, Suman Jena, Karmi Singh, Punga Soren, Rajeswari Bhoi, Rajat Kumar, Salmi Kispotta, Sumi Oram, boys-16 medley and boys-20 4x110m relay teams.
ODISHA MEDAL WINNERS:
Gold: Damayanti Murmu (Girls-18 javelin, 38.80m), Suman Jena (G-20 race-walking, 1:04:53.3s), Karmi Singh (Girls-14 triathlon, 1401 pts), Punga Soren (Boys-14 triathlon, 1586 pts), Rajeswari Bhoi (G-18 100m hurdles, 15.0s), Rajat Kumar Mohanty (Boys-20 discus, 44.24m), Salmi Kispotta (Girls-16 discus, 30.52m), Sumi Oram (G-20 400m hurdles, 1:09.2s); Manki Sundi, Ramachandra Hansdah, Binkash Barwa, Kamakshya Pr Nayak (B-16 medley relay, 2:01.8s); Ashis Kumar Patra, Jitendra Biswal, Dibal Murmu, Guja Marandi (B-20 4x100m relay, 44.5s).
Silver: Bikram Murmu (Boys-14 100m run, 11.6s), Sonia Pradhan (B-18 100m, 11.2s), Guja Marandi (B-20 100m, 11.0s), Manisha Merel (Girls-14 long jump, 4.88m), Tapati Sahoo (G-16 100m, 13.0s), Salmi Kispotta (G-16 shot put, 9.06m), Sekunta Kullu (G-18 long jump, 5.40m), Sushita Kisan (G-20 high jump, 1.50m), Binkash Barwa (B-16 100m hurdles, 14.9s), Tapan Kumar Behera (B-18 200m run, 22.5s), Saraswati Chhater (G-16 100m hurdles, 16.7s), Sumi Oram (G-20 100m hurdles, 15.9s), Latika Basara (G-18 200m run, 25.6s), Asman Sahu (B-20 triple jump, 14.05m), Priyanka Toppo (G-14 shotput, 7.43m), Latika Basara (G-18 triple jump, 11.59m), Rohan Nayak (B-16 discus, 40.18m), Champa Tirkey (B-18 400m hurdles, 55.9s), Purnima Hembram (G-16 discus, 28.17m), Rajeswari Bhoi (G-18 heptathlon, 4334p), Sushita Kisan (G-20 heptathlon, 3321p); Latika Basra, Sekunta Kullu, Rajeswari Bhoi, Susama Toppo (G-18 medley relay, 2:23.7s); Mousmi Lakra, Sumi Oram, Bonita Lakra, Sushita Kisan (G-20 4x100m relay, 54.2s).
Bronze: Birendra Jani (B-14 high jump, 1.50m), Subrat Mandal (B-16 javelin, 52.57m), Vishal Kumar (B-18 javelin, 51.30m), Ashish Kumar Patra (B-20 long jump, 6.75m), Rajeswari Das (G-14 100m, 13.5s), Purnima Hembram (G-16 shot put, 8.81m), Sangita Tirkey (G-18 Javelin, 26.05m), Bonita Lakra (G-20 long jump, 5.58m), Suman Xalxo (G-20 javelin, 27.21m), Santosh Padiami (B-14 triathlon, 1543 pts), Champa Tirkey (B-18 110m hurdles, 14.9s), Akash Mishra (B-18 shot put, 13.48m), Manoranjan Mahanta (B-18 shot put, 12.61m), Ramachandra Hansda (B-16 400m run, 51.3s), Jasmi Kisku (G-16 pentathlon, 1836p), Susama Toppo (G-18 400m hurdles, 1:08.3s), B Saini Ambika (G-18 discus, 28.25m); Nelson Tete, Sonia Pradhan, Tapan Kumar Behera, Suresh Kumar Lakra (B-18 medley relay, 2:03.2s).
