BHUBANESWAR 24-Nov-2015
Odisha won one silver and two bronze on the third day to end their campaign with a total of seven medals in the 31st Junior National Athletics Championship at Birsa Munda Stadium in Ranchi (Jharkhand) today. Vinsen Samad of Sundargard Sports Hostel secured silver in under-16 boys pentathlon with 3196 points.
Priyanka Mahalik of Cuttack secured her maiden national medal by capturing the bronze in under-16 girls 3km race walk with a time of 16 minutes 20.46 seconds. Bhima Soren of Mayurbhanj district pocked the other bronze in under-14 boys 100 metre sprint, clocking 11.53 seconds.
A 17-member Odisha squad, comprising eight girls and nine boys, earlier collected one bronze on the opening day and one silver and two bronze on the second day. Punga Soren of Bhubaneswar pocketed the silver in under-16 boys 100 metre hurdles with a time of 13.53 seconds. Arbin Minz of Sundargard district secured bronze in under-14 boys triathlon (combination of 100m, long jump and shot put event), scoring 1725 points.
Rajeswari Bhoi of Sundargard also claimed bronze in under-20 girls javelin throw with an effort of 42.06 metres. Earlier yesterday, Koraput teenager Chandan Beti helped Odisha open their madal count, securing one bronze in boys-14 long jump event with an effort of 6.18 metres.
ODISHA SQUAD:
Boys: Punga Soren, Bikram Murmu, Hari Behera (all Bhubaneswar); Kamakshya Prasad Nayak (Cuttack); Parbasi Karua (Keonjhar), Chandan Beti (Koraput), Bhima Soren (Mayurbhanj), Arbin Minz, Bhimsen Samad (both Sundargarh).
Girls: Raibari Tiria, Jasmi Kisku, Damayanti Murmu, Sekunta Kullu (all Bhubaneswar); Salmi Kispotta, Carmela Barla, Rajeswari Bhoi (all Sundargarh); Priyanka Mahalik (Cuttack).
Coach-cum-manager: Bhabani Sankar Jena
