BHUBANESWAR 26-Aug-2015
An 85-member Odisha squad returned home today after finishing second best with a haul of of 54 medals in the National Kickboxing Championship, which was held earlier this week at Shiv Chhatrapati Stadium in Pune.
Led by Bibhuti Bhusan Behera, Odisha kickboxers secured 21 gold, 20 silver and 13 bronze medals in the four-day championship. Host Maharashtra emerged team champions, garnering 26 gold.
ODISHA MEDAL WINNERS:
Gold: Rajkumar Munda, Babul Munda, Krishna Khandayat, Madhusudan Munda, Kitmayee Munda, Swayang Subhra, Sitam Sahu, Yaswant Dogra, Salini Jaiswal, Asif Anwar, Nirupama Behera, Phulamati Munda, Gura Munda, Sarojini Hembram, Debanand Khatua, Jyotsna Ray, Biswajit Sethi, Rustam Nayak, Ajay Mahanta, Bharat Karua, Yuvraj Harichandan.
Silver: Rajbir Patra, Bidyashree Reddy, Trinath Bhoi, Ritesh Kumar, Satyajit Mohanty, Swastik Subhadwaya, Manju Munda, Lipita Priyadarshini, Siddharth Sahu, Satyanarayan, Debakanta Khatua, Babul Meher, Madhulika Kumari, Anil Patra, Trilochan Behera, Jyoti Priyadarshini, Kailash Behera, Biswarup Mishra, Sudharam, Sachin Mahanta.
Bronze: Keshab Saha, Soumyakanta, Manmath Panda, Basudeb Knaar, Ranjit Sahu, Debabrata Mohanty, O R Khan, Dhiman Palo, Umakant Biswal, Nikhat Banu, Kanunakar, Dilip Chhatia, Ashish Kumar Meher.
